CVE-2025-40536 Scanner.
SolarWinds Web Help Desk < 12.8.8 Hotfix 1 (HF1) - Security Control Bypass
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 1 request
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2025-40536
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2025-40536. What It Means.
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a security control bypass vulnerability that if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to certain restricted functionality.
FAQ
Common Questions.
SolarWinds Web Help Desk < 12.8.8 Hotfix 1 (HF1) - Security Control Bypass. SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a security control bypass vulnerability that if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to certain restricted functionality.
Atlas sends up to 1 read-only request to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2025-40536 in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
Yes. CVE-2025-40536 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, which means attackers have used it against real targets.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2025-40536 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update SolarWinds Web Help Desk to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2025-40536 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2025-40536; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.