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CVE-2020-15542

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-07-05 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

SolarWinds Serv-U FTP server before 15.2.1 mishandles the CHMOD command.

Affected products

• SolarWinds Serv-U Ftp Server: before 15.2.1 — fixed in 15.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SolarWinds Serv-U Ftp Server 15.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-2-1_release_notes.htm
• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-2-1_release_notes.htm

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