Path Traversal in Solarwinds Serv-u

CVE-2025-40549

A Path Restriction Bypass vulnerability exists in Serv-U that when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code on a directory. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. O…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (27.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-40549?
CVE-2025-40549 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Serv-u, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-40549?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.