CVE-2025-40554
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to invoke specific actions within Web Help Desk.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 61%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 99
- Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 % - Impacto principal
T1078.001Default Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access90 % - Impacto secundario
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution70 % - Impacto secundario
T1565.002Transmitted Data Manipulationimpact75 %
AV:N/PR:N sin UI indica red sin privilegios (T1190). Bypass de autenticación permite asumir identidades (T1078.001); C:H/I:H/A:H sugieren ejecución de comandos y manipulación de datos en aplicación web.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-1390
Referencias
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