SolarWinds Serv-U Unauthenticated Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-28318 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | SolarWinds |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-04 15:16:50 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-05 19:32:38 UTC |
| 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 |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.106590000 probability, percentile 0.952560000 (date 2026-07-03)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2026-06-05; due 2026-06-19; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-400 CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | SolarWinds |
|---|---|
| Product | Serv-U |
| Name | SolarWinds Serv-U Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
| Notes | https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2026-28318 ; https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4-hotfix-1_release_notes.htm#link7 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28318 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Solarwinds | Serv-u | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Solarwinds | Serv-u | 15.5.4 | - | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | SolarWinds | Serv-U | affected 15.5.4 and previous versions | Windows, Linux |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28318 | [email protected] | www.solarwinds.com | Vendor Advisory |
| documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4-ho... | [email protected] | documentation.solarwinds.com | Release Notes |
| www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | www.cisa.gov | US Government Resource |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
Solutions
CNA: Upgrade to SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.4 Hotfix 1. Use the mitigation steps until the upgrade is possible.
Workarounds
CNA: Block any POST requests containing 'Content-Encoding: deflate'. This function is not required for SolarWinds Serv-U.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.