CVE-2024-28995: SolarWinds Serv-U Path Traversal Vulnerability

CVE-2024-28995 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.6 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-07-17

SolarWinds Serv-U is vulnerable to a directory traversal flaw that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read sensitive files on the host machine. This vulnerability stems from improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

Technologies: SolarWinds Serv-U. Vendors: SolarWinds.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-28995 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-28995 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 17 July 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-28995?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 17 July 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
SolarWinds Serv-U up to (excluding) 15.4.2 hotfix 2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-28995?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2024-28995 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-28995?
Check whether you run SolarWinds Serv-U. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • SolarWinds Serv-U up to (excluding) 15.4.2 hotfix 2

Timeline

  • 2024-06-06: disclosed: Initial NVD publication date
  • 2024-06-06: advisory: SolarWinds vendor advisory published
  • 2024-07-17: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2024-07-17: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild by CISA

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