CVE-2024-28995

SolarWinds Serv-U L Directory Transversal Vulnerability

  • High 8.6
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 17 Jul 2024

Description

SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive files on the host machine.

Key facts

Published
6 Jun 2024
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
SolarWinds
KEV added
17 Jul 2024
KEV fix due
7 Aug 2024
EPSS
99.614% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.948% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.6CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (SolarWinds)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What to do

  • SolarWinds recommends that customers upgrade to SolarWinds Serv-U 15.4.2 HF 2 as soon as it becomes available.CNA solution statement
  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

CAPEC-126 Path Traversal (CNA impact statement)

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
SolarWindsSolarWinds Serv-U
  • Default status: affected
  • 15.4.2 HF 1 and previous versions (affected)

Timeline

  1. 6 Jun 2024 Published
  2. 17 Jul 2024 CVE-2024-28995 added to CISA KEV
  3. 17 Jul 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

Practice this bug class

HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on Path traversal (CWE-22).

References