High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-40537

Description

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a hardcoded credentials vulnerability that, under certain situations, could allow access to administrative functions.

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Affected products

SolarWinds/WebHelpDeskcpe-rescue3 versions
12.8.8 HF1 and below+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 12.8.8 HF1 and below
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:web_help_desk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2026.1

Patches

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References

www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40537nvdVendor Advisory
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htmnvdRelease Notes

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