{"id":"CVE-2025-40537","published":"2026-01-28T07:31:41Z","modified":"2026-02-26T15:04:49Z","title":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credentials Vulnerability","vendor":"SolarWinds","product":"Web Help Desk","tier":"tail","description":{"text":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a hardcoded credentials vulnerability that, under certain situations, could allow access to administrative functions.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org CNA"},"epss":{"score":0.00586,"percentile":0.47857,"provenance":"source"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-798","name":"Use of Hard-coded Credentials"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40537","tags":["vendor-advisory","patch"]},{"url":"https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htm","tags":["release-notes"]}],"priority":{"score":14.8,"factors":[{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":9.57},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":5.25}]},"vendorSlug":"solarwinds","affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"SolarWinds","product":"Web Help Desk","versions":["12.8.8 HF1 and below"]}],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2025-206422","exploited":false,"provenance":"source"},"lineage":{"familyId":"fam-class-solarwinds-web-help-desk-cwe-798"}}