An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in Serv-U, which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to execute native code as a privileged account.

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Timeline

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1. Feb 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in Serv-U, which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to execute native code as a privileged account. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in Serv-U, which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to execute native code as a privileged account. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.

Affected

• cpe solarwinds/serv-uversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-40541

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-40541

  An Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability exists in Serv-U, which when exploited, gives a malicious actor the ability to execute native code as a privileged account. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Release Notes · documentation.solarwinds.com
• Vendor Advisory · solarwinds.com