CVE-2026-28307 (GCVE-0-2026-28307)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-21 15:34 – Updated: 2026-07-21 15:34
VLAI
Title
SolarWinds Serv-U Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a domain user group to be elevated into an administrator group. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds Serv-U Affected: 15.5.4 HF1 and below
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Credits
Intigriti Bug Bounty Program
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