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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2024-28995

highCVSS 3.1 7.5In CISA KEVEPSS 100%Published · SolarWinds

The short answer

CVE-2024-28995 affects SolarWinds SolarWinds Serv-U and is rated high (CVSS 7.5). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-07-17: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

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

Weakness: CWE-22.

Severity

7.5 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Jul 17, 2024

Federal due date Aug 7, 2024

EPSS, next 30 days

100%

Higher than 100% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected products

SolarWinds Serv-U, serv-u. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2024-28995 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-28995 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-07-17, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-08-07.

How do I fix CVE-2024-28995?

CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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