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CVE-2024-28988

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  • Published2025-09-01
  • WeaknessCWE-502

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Description

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. This vulnerability was found by the ZDI team after researching a previous vulnerability and providing this report. The ZDI team was able to discover an unauthenticated attack during their research.  We recommend all Web Help Desk customers apply the patch, which is now available.  We thank Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) for its ongoing partnership in coordinating with SolarWinds on responsible disclosure of this and other potential vulnerabilities.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-09-0122:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-28988?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-28988?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Solarwinds web help desk
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.8≤ 12.8.2no fix published
12.8= 12.8.3no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-09-03
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-502read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score39.1 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-09-01
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28988?

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. This vulnerability was found by the ZDI team after researching a previous vulnerability and providing this report. The ZDI team was able to discover an unauthenticated attack during their research.  We recommend all Web Help Desk customers apply the patch, which is now available.  We thank Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) for its ongoing partnership in coordinating with SolarWinds on responsible disclosure of this and other potential vulnerabilities.

Is CVE-2024-28988 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-28988 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 39.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-28988?

CVE-2024-28988 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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