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CVE-2025-40552 is a critical authentication-bypass vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD). The flaw permits a remote unauthenticated actor to directly invoke Java WebObjects components, actions, and methods while bypassing the framework's expected hierarchical execution and authentication checks. Consequently, functionality intended to be available only after authentication can be accessed without valid credentials. Affected releases include WHD 12.8.8 Hotfix 1 and earlier; the issue is fixed in WHD 2026.1.
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An authentication bypass vulnerability (as described) in SolarWinds Web Help Desk, identified by WatchTowr (WT-2025-0099).
An authentication bypass vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk that is part of a pre-auth remote code execution chain enabling takeover of exposed on-prem help desk servers without credentials.
Authentication bypass vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk used as part of a two-bug chain enabling remote code execution.
An authentication bypass vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk that allows access to protected administrative functionality without credentials.
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