SolarWinds Serv-U privilege escalation

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6.3$0-$5k1.77

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SolarWinds Serv-U. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-28312. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SolarWinds Serv-U (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE 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 advisory is shared at solarwinds.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-28312 since 02/26/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2026 CVE reserved
07/21/2026 +144 days Advisory disclosed
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: solarwinds.com

Advisory: solarwinds.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28312 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380953

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2026 18:16
Changes: 07/21/2026 18:16 (50)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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