SEPTEMBER 7, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2026-28312

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 0.40% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-07-21 · Last synced 2026-08-20

CyberRota Analysis

AI-Generated

SolarWinds Serv-U contains a critical privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to elevate a group's access to system administrator privileges, potentially enabling code execution with root access. While the impact is less severe in Windows environments, organizations using this software should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of unauthorized access and potential system compromise. System administrators and security teams should take immediate action to address this vulnerability.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
code execution

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2026-28312
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
0.40%
Windows

Original NVD Description

SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. This would elevate a group’s access to system administrator and allow code execution as root. The impact is lower in Windows deployments.

Related CVEs

Other vulnerabilities affecting the same vendor(s)