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SolarWinds Patches 4 Critical Serv-U 15.5 Flaws Allowing Root Code Execution

SolarWinds has released updates to address four critical security flaws in its Serv-U file transfer software that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution. The vulnerabilities, all rated 9.1 on the CVSS scoring system, are listed below - CVE-2025-40538 - A broken access control vulnerability that allows an attacker to create a system admin user and execute arbitrary

Verisq™ Intelligence · 📅 February 25, 2026 · 📰 thehackernews.com
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Severity
Critical
VU
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Vulnerability
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thehackernews.com

SolarWinds has released updates to address four critical security flaws in its Serv-U file transfer software that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution.

The vulnerabilities, all rated 9.1 on the CVSS scoring system, are listed below -

CVE-2025-40538 - A broken access control vulnerability that allows an attacker to create a system admin user and execute arbitrary

📰 Original Source
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/solarwinds-patches-4-critical-serv-u.html ↗

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