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CVE-2026-28318

SolarWinds Serv-U Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2026-06-05
CISA due date
2026-06-19
Known ransomware use
Unknown

NVD risk context

7.5 HIGH

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Network
The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Privileges required
None
The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.
User interaction
None
No action by another user is required.

Description

SolarWinds Serv-U contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows specially crafted POST requests using the Content-Encoding: deflate header to crash the Serv-U service without authentication.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

Other NVD references (1)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

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NVD published
Jun 04, 2026, 03:16 PM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jul 22, 2026, 08:10 PM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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CISA notes

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2026-28318 ; https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4-hotfix-1_release_notes.htm#link7 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28318