7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-28318
SolarWinds Serv-U Unauthenticated Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

SolarWinds Serv-U is susceptible to specially crafted POST requests that crash the Serv-U service without authentication using Content-Encoding: deflate. Mitigation steps are provided to secure customer environments in the SolarWinds Trust Center if you are unable to deploy the update

INFO

Published Date :

June 4, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 4, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-28318 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Solarwinds serv-u
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 49f11609-934d-4621-84e6-e02e032104d6
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Apply updates or follow mitigation steps to prevent service crashes via crafted POST requests.
  • Deploy the vendor update when available.
  • Follow provided mitigation steps from the vendor.
  • Ensure proper authentication and input validation.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-28318.

URL Resource
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4-hotfix-1_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28318
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-28318 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description SolarWinds Serv-U is susceptible to specially crafted POST requests that crash the Serv-U service without authentication using Content-Encoding: deflate. Mitigation steps are provided to secure customer environments in the SolarWinds Trust Center if you are unable to deploy the update
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added Reference https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4-hotfix-1_release_notes.htm
    Added Reference https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28318
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.