CVE-2026-28312CWE-285

SolarWinds Serv-U Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Critical · published July 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. This would elevate a group’s access to system administrator and allow code execution as root. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.1 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00577 · 46.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
Published
2026-07-21T15:37Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 JUL 15:37Z
    SolarWinds Serv-U Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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