CVE-2026-28318
SolarWinds Serv-U Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability
SolarWinds Serv-UNetwork & edge
CVSS
7.5HighExploit odds (EPSS)43.7%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
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.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- Serv-Uaffected: all versions through 15.5.4CVE List
References 6
- solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2026-28318Advisoryvia CISA KEV
- solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28318Advisoryvia CVE List
- documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4-hotfix-1_release_notes.htm#link7Referencevia CISA KEV
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28318Referencevia CISA KEV
- documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-5-4-hotfix-1_release_notes.htmReferencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-28318Referencevia CVE List