High severity · published Jun 4, 2026
CVE-2026-28318
SolarWinds Serv-U Unauthenticated Denial of Service Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.5
CVSS
43.7%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
SolarWinds Serv-U is susceptible to specially crafted POST requests that crash the Serv-U service without authentication using Content-Encoding: deflate. Mitigation steps are provided to secure customer environments in the SolarWinds Trust Center if you are unable to deploy the update
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)43.7% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jun 5, 2026
Federal remediation dueJun 19, 2026
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Serv-U · SolarWinds
through 15.5.4 · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
CISA: Patch actively exploited SolarWinds Serv-U DoS vulnerability (CVE-2026-28318)
A vulnerability (CVE-2026-28318) that can be exploited to crash SolarWinds Serv-U file transfer servers is being leveraged by attackers in the wild, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed on Friday. The agency has ordered US federal civilian agencies to address it by June 19, 2026, either by implementing a patch or implementing mitigations. About CVE-2026-28318 CVE-2026-28318 is an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that can be triggered by remote, unauthenticated attackers. The flaw … More →
The post CISA: Patch actively exploited SolarWinds Serv-U DoS vulnerability (CVE-2026-28318) appeared first on Help Net Security .
Jun 8, 2026·Help Net Security
VulnerabilityHigh
U.S. CISA adds SolarWinds Serv-U flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SolarWinds Serv-U flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SolarWinds Serv-U flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-28318 (CVSS ver 3.1 score of 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. SolarWinds Serv-U is a managed file transfer (MFT) and secure file […]
Jun 6, 2026·Security Affairs
VulnerabilityHigh
CISA Adds Actively Exploited SolarWinds Serv-U DoS Flaw to KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity security flaw impacting SolarWinds Serv-U multi-protocol file server software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-28318 (CVSS score: 7.5), is a denial-of-service (DoS) bug that causes the service to crash
Jun 6, 2026·The Hacker News
VulnerabilityHigh
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation.
CVE-2026-28318 SolarWinds Serv-U Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability
This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise.
Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the KEV Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information.
Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of KEV Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria .
Jun 5, 2026·CISA Advisories
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2026-28318: SolarWinds Serv-U - SolarWinds Serv-U Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability
SolarWinds Serv-U contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows specially crafted POST requests using the Content-Encoding: deflate header to crash the Serv-U service without authentication.
SEServ-UCVE-2026-28318
Jun 5, 2026·CISA KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28318
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28318
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
www.solarwinds.com
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28318
documentation.solarwinds.com
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4-hotfix-1_release_notes.htm
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