Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-40549

Description

A Path Restriction Bypass vulnerability exists in Serv-U that when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code on a directory.

This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows systems, this scored as medium due to differences in how paths and home directories are handled.

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Affected products

SolarWinds/Serv-U MFT3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <15.5.3
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.2 and prior versions
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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40549nvdPatchVendor Advisory
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-3_release_notes.htmnvdRelease Notes

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