CVE-2024-45709Network attack vector

Local file read via undisclosed path traversal

Published Dec 10, 2024 · Updated Dec 10, 2024

Path traversal in SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.8.3 HF3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read local files on Linux systems. SolarWinds has not disclosed the affected endpoint or the pathname-handling error that permits the local file read. Exposure requires Linux, non-default development/test mode, and user interaction; the reported consequence is limited to file confidentiality.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.8.3 HF3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read local files on Linux systems. SolarWinds has not disclosed the affected endpoint or the pathname-handling error that permits the local file read. Exposure requires Linux, non-default development/test mode, and user interaction; the reported consequence is limited to file confidentiality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-45709
Published
Dec 10, 2024
Updated
Dec 10, 2024
Vendor
SolarWinds
Product
Web Help Desk
Classifications
CWE-22, CAPEC-139, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 10, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.8.3 HF3 and previous versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SolarWinds · Web Help Deskversion=12.8.3 HF3 and previous versions

Published CVSS scores

5.3SolarWindsCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC-139Relative Path Traversal
T1005Data from Local System

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