CVE-2026-28306

SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a domain administrator to elevate their privileges to a system administrator. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.

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_2026-3_release_notes.htm	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28306	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

24 Oct 2026, 20:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) SolarWinds Serv-U está afectado por una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios que permite a un administrador de dominio elevar sus privilegios a los de un administrador de sistema. El impacto es menor en las implementaciones de Windows.

Information

Published : 2026-07-21 16:17

Updated : 2026-10-24 20:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-28306

Mitre link : CVE-2026-28306

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-28306

JSON object : View

Products Affected

solarwinds

serv-u

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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