Description

A Path Restriction Bypass vulnerability exists in Serv-U that when abused, could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code on a directory. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows systems, this scored as medium due to differences in how paths and home directories are handled.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-11-18T08:41:24.582Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-26T16:56:45.533Z

Source :

SolarWinds
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-40549 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Microsoft
  • Windows
Solarwinds
  • Serv-u
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-40549.

URL Resource
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-3_release_notes.htm cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40549 cve-icon cve-icon
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