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CVE-2019-12181

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 65.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-06-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.7 for Linux.

Affected products

• SolarWinds Serv-U Ftp Server: before 15.1.7 — fixed in 15.1.7
• SolarWinds Serv-U Mft Server: before 15.1.7 — fixed in 15.1.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SolarWinds Serv-U Ftp Server 15.1.7; SolarWinds Serv-U Mft Server 15.1.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153333/Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153505/Serv-U-FTP-Server-prepareinstallation-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/06/cve-2019-12181-serv-u-exploit-writeup.html
• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-1-7_release_notes.htm
• https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-Potential-elevation-of-privileges-on-Linux-systems
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153333/Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153505/Serv-U-FTP-Server-prepareinstallation-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/06/cve-2019-12181-serv-u-exploit-writeup.html
• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-1-7_release_notes.htm
• https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-Potential-elevation-of-privileges-on-Linux-systems

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