SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass Vulnerability
SolarWinds Web Help Desk contains a security control bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to certain restricted functionality.
A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2026-02-15 under CISA BOD 22-01.
This is a Software Vulnerability (CWE-693) (CWE-693) vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Exploitation requires remote network access, higher attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.
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Phishing link
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Server compromised
Probably yes if any of these apply:
CISA added this CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-02-12 based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies required to remediate by 2026-02-15.
Manual remediation steps
Apply the Vendor Patch
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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