CVE-2024-28995 | SolarWinds Serv-U L Directory Transversal Vulnerability

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

Published: 2024-06-06 Last update: 2026-02-26 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-28995 is rated Critical Active Threat (94.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.37%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2024-07-17) affecting SolarWinds / Serv-U. a weakness (CWE-22) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2024-28995

Name: SolarWinds Serv-U Path Traversal Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2024-07-17

Action due: 2024-08-07

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-28995

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
52311 exploit_db edb 2025-05-29 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-28995

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 94.30% 94.37% +0.07%
2 2026-03-01 94.35% 94.30% -0.06%
3 2026-02-04 — 94.35% —

Full EPSS history (40 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-28995

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.6 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 4.0 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-28995

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-28995

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solarwinds serv-u < 15.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u 15.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:15.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u 15.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:15.4.2:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-28995

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