CVE-2024-28986 (GCVE-0-2024-28986)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-08-13 22:06
Modified
2025-10-21 22:55
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Summary
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine.
While it was reported as an unauthenticated vulnerability, SolarWinds has been unable to reproduce it without authentication after thorough testing.
However, out of an abundance of caution, we recommend all Web Help Desk customers apply the patch, which is now available.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds | Web Help Desk |
Version: previous versions |
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2024-08-15
Due date: 2024-09-05
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28986; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28986
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