CVE-2024-28995 — SolarWinds Serv-U Path Traversal Vulnerability

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

01What is this vulnerability?

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

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
SolarWinds	SolarWinds Serv	U — 15.4.2 HF 1 and previous versions

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-07-17. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-06-06T09:01:23.314Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T23:05:16.763Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2024-07-17
• BOD 22-01 due: 2024-08-07

09References

• www.solarwinds.com — https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2024-28995