CVE-2024-28073Network attack vector

Remote code execution via directory traversal

Published Apr 17, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Path traversal in SolarWinds Serv-U 15.4.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code through crafted file paths. SolarWinds has not disclosed the affected Serv-U component or the path-normalization failure that lets a crafted path escape its intended directory. Exploitation requires a highly privileged account and user interaction; successful abuse executes code with access bounded by the Serv-U service account.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability1.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in SolarWinds Serv-U 15.4.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute code through crafted file paths. SolarWinds has not disclosed the affected Serv-U component or the path-normalization failure that lets a crafted path escape its intended directory. Exploitation requires a highly privileged account and user interaction; successful abuse executes code with access bounded by the Serv-U service account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28073
Published
Apr 17, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
SolarWinds
Product
Serv-U
Classifications
CWE-22, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=15.4.1
  2. Affected versionversion=15.4.1 and previous versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

SolarWinds · Serv-Uversion=0 <=15.4.1; version=15.4.1 and previous versions

Published CVSS scores

8.4SolarWindsCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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