[CIVN-2026-0101] Multiple Vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Serv-U

By Published On: February 27, 2026

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Serv-U


Indian – Computer Emergency Response Team (https://www.cert-in.org.in)


Severity Rating: CRITICAL


Software Affected


SolarWinds Serv-U Version 15.5.3 and prior

Overview


Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in SolarWinds Serv-U which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system.


Target Audience:

All organizations and individuals using SolarWinds Serv-U products.


Risk Assessment:

Critical risk of unauthorized administrative access, authentication bypass, privilege escalation, arbitrary code execution and full system compromise.


Impact Assessment:

Potential for arbitrary code execution, system configuration manipulation, data exposure and gaining unauthorized access.


Description


SolarWinds Serv-U is an enterprise-grade managed file transfer (MFT) solution used for secure file exchange across networks.


These vulnerabilities exist in SolarWinds Serv-U due to improper access control and logic handling flaws. An attacker with administrative privileges could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.


Solution


Apply appropriate updates as mentioned by the vendor:

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40538


https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40539


https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40540


https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40541



Vendor Information


SolarWinds

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories


References


SolarWinds

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40538

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40539

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40540

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-40541


CVE Name

CVE-2025-40538

CVE-2025-40539

CVE-2025-40540

CVE-2025-40541




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CERT-In


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Postal address:

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Government of India

Electronics Niketan

6, C.G.O. Complex

New Delhi-110 003

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