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CVE-2024-28995: SolarWinds Serv-U Path Traversal Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2024-07-17
• EPSS: 99.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-06-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive files on the host machine.

Affected products

• SolarWinds Serv-U: before 15.4.2; 15.4.2, 15.4.2-hotfix1 — fixed in 15.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2024-28995
• https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2024-28995
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-28995

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