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. On Windows systems, this scored as medium due to differences in how paths and home directories are handled.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-3_release_notes.htm	Release Notes
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40549	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

18 Oct 2026, 20:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Una vulnerabilidad de omisión de restricción de ruta existe en Serv-U que, cuando se abusa de ella, podría dar a un actor malicioso con acceso a privilegios de administrador la capacidad de ejecutar código en un directorio. Este problema requiere privilegios administrativos para abusar de ella. En sistemas Windows, esto se calificó como medio debido a las diferencias en cómo se manejan las rutas y los directorios de inicio.

Information

Published : 2025-11-18 09:15

Updated : 2026-10-18 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-40549

Mitre link : CVE-2025-40549

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-40549

JSON object : View

Products Affected

solarwinds

serv-u

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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