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SolarWinds disclosed CVE-2026-28302 (CVSS 9.1 IDOR leading to RCE as root) in Serv-U 2026.3 release notes on July 21, 2026; NVD added the record the same day.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 12:59 PM EDT·1 min read

SolarWinds Serv-U Hit by Critical IDOR Flaw CVE-2026-28302

SolarWinds Serv-U is affected by an IDOR vulnerability rated CVSS 9.1 that can lead to privilege escalation and remote code execution as root when group administrator access is available. The flaw, published July 21 2026, carries lower impact on Windows and is addressed in the Serv-U 2026-3 release.

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SolarWinds disclosed a critical IDOR flaw, CVE-2026-28302, in Serv-U file transfer software versions 15.5.4 HF1 and below. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 9.1 score and lets group administrators escalate privileges to execute code as root on Linux and Windows. SolarWinds released version 2026-3 to address it.

SolarWinds has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Serv-U file transfer software that enables privilege escalation and remote code execution as root.

Serv-U carries a CVSS 9.1 rating. The insecure direct object reference flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-28302, was published to the NVD on July 21, 2026. SolarWinds rates it CVSS 3.1 with base score 9.1 and vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
The vulnerability allows privilege escalation and remote code execution as root on affected deployments.

The issue requires group administrator access to exploit.

Impact varies by operating system. The vulnerability allows privilege escalation and remote code execution as root on affected deployments. Its impact is lower in Windows deployments compared with Linux.
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Affected versions are listed in the advisory. Serv-U versions 15.5.4 HF1 and below are affected on both Windows and Linux platforms. The disclosure lists the product default status as unaffected for versions beyond that range.
Its impact is lower in Windows deployments compared with Linux.

Remediation guidance is available now. SolarWinds published release notes for Serv-U 2026-3 that address the flaw. The company also posted a dedicated security advisory at its trust center.
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The CVE record was received from SolarWinds on July 21, 2026 at 12:17:07 PM and added to the NVD dataset the same day. It maps to CWE-639, authorization bypass through user-controlled key.

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Enterprise file-transfer teams running Serv-U on Linux should prioritize the 2026-3 upgrade, as the root-level remote code execution risk is materially higher than on Windows.

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