# CVE-2025-40545: SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted is susceptible to an open redirection vulnerability. The URL is not properly…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-40545-solarwinds-observability-self-hosted-is-susceptible-to-an-open  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-40545 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.8 · Published 2025-11-18

SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted is susceptible to an open redirection vulnerability. The URL is not properly sanitized, and an attacker could manipulate the string to redirect a user to a malicious site. The attack complexity is high, and authentication is required.

Technologies: [SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/observability-self-hosted). Vendors: [SolarWinds](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/solarwinds).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-40545 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-40545 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-40545?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.8, published 18 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-40545?** 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.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-40545?** Check whether you run SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. 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 Observability Self-Hosted

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