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【Vulnerability Alert】 Four Critical Security Vulnerabilities Identified in SolarWinds Serv-U Software

publish date : 2026-03-05 update date : 2026-03-05

Source: Ministry of education information & communication security contingency platform

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Publication Number TACERT-ANA-2026030209035050 Publication Time 2026/03/02 09:40
Incident Type ANA-Vulnerability Alert Discovery Time 2026/03/02 09:40
Impact Level Low  
[Subject]
[Vulnerability Alert] Four Critical Security Vulnerabilities Identified in SolarWinds Serv-U Software

[Content]
Forwarded from TWCERTCC-200-202602-00000015

SolarWinds Serv-U is a server software used for secure file transfer. It supports multiple protocols including FTP, FTPS, and SFTP, provides an easy-to-use management interface, and supports cross-platform and cross-device access. Recently, SolarWinds announced that four critical security vulnerabilities have been identified in its Serv-U product.

【CVE-2025-40538, CVSS: 9.1】 This is an access control vulnerability that allows an attacker to create a system administrator account and execute arbitrary code with privileged account permissions through domain administrator or group administrator privileges.

【CVE-2025-40539, CVSS: 9.1】 This is a type confusion vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary local code with privileged account permissions.

【CVE-2025-40540, CVSS: 9.1】 This is a type confusion vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary local code with privileged account permissions.

【CVE-2025-40541, CVSS: 9.1】 This is an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary local code with privileged account permissions."

(Information Sharing Level: WHITE (Information content can be publicly disclosed)

[Affected Platform]
SolarWinds Serv-U version 15.5
[Recommended Actions]
Please update to the following version: SolarWinds Serv-U version 15.5.4 and later versions.
[Reference]
 
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