SolarWinds Serv-U privilege escalation

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4.7$0-$5k1.15

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in SolarWinds Serv-U. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-28306. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SolarWinds Serv-U (version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a domain administrator to elevate their privileges to a system administrator. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.

The advisory is available at solarwinds.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-28306 since 02/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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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-2026-28306 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28306
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380954

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2026 18:17
Changes: 07/21/2026 18:17 (50)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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