CVE-2024-45711

Serv U vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

6.3%

EPSS pct

93th

Exploited

No known

SolarWinds Serv-U is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability where remote code execution is possible depending on privileges given to the authenticated user. This issue requires a user to be authenticated and this is present when software environment variables are abused. Authentication is required for this vulnerability

Affected vendor

Solarwinds

Affected product

Serv U

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Published

2024-10-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2024-45711

Confirm whether Solarwinds Serv U is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2024-45711.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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