CVEs / CVE-2024-28995
CVE-2024-28995: SolarWinds Serv-U Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 17 Jul 2024
- high 7.5 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 99.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
SolarWinds Serv-U contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker access to read sensitive files on the host machine.
Description
SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive files on the host machine.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds SolarWinds Serv-U | 15.4.2 HF 1 and previous versions | — |
| solarwinds serv-u | up to and including 15.4.2_hf_1 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 17 Jul 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 7 Aug 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
References
- CVE-2024-28995 on NVD
- CVE-2024-28995 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28995 (cited by CISA)
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2024-28995 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-28995 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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