[UPDATE] [high] SolarWinds Web Help Desk: Vulnerability enables bypass of security measures

highCVE-2026-28323

A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk to bypass security measures.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: SolarWinds product: Web Help Desk Authentication bypass

What: A vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk allows remote attackers to bypass security measures.
Who is affected: Remote users accessing SolarWinds Web Help Desk instances are affected.
Urgency: High urgency; remote security bypass in customer-facing software requires immediate remediation.
Action: Update SolarWinds Web Help Desk to a patched version as soon as available.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-08-03
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2594

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.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-283230.64% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 47% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-28323	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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