CVE-2026-28302
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that can lead to privilege escalation and remote code execution as root. This issue requires group administrator access. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-21 16:17:07.903000
Last modified
2026-10-24 20:10:00.137000
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