CVE-2025-40537

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 47.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-01-28 07:31Z9 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-02-26 15:04Z8 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-04-16

Assigning CNA

SolarWinds

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-798Use of Hard-coded CredentialsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

dccaec4383cd77ead8e6633f4f41ec405841711b6106f18115164acff6e3b15d

• www.solarwinds.comhttps://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2025-40537vendor-advisorypatch
• documentation.solarwinds.comhttps://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-1_release_notes.htmrelease-notes