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CVE-2024-28986: SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2024-28986
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
SolarWinds Web Help Desk contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: SolarWindsproduct: Web Help DeskUnsafe deserializationRemote code execution
What
A deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability could allow for remote code execution.
Who is affected
SolarWinds Web Help Desk deployments are affected.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is actively exploited and rated critical.
Action
Apply the latest security updates to Web Help Desk.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-08-15
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28986

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-28986coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for SolarWinds Web Help

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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