Security News > 2024 > August > SolarWinds Releases Patch for Critical Flaw in Web Help Desk Software
2024-08-15 13:19
SolarWinds has released patches to address a critical security vulnerability in its Web Help Desk software that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-28986 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as a deserialization bug. "SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java deserialization remote code execution vulnerability
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https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/solarwinds-releases-patch-for-critical.html
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-13 | CVE-2024-28986 | Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Solarwinds web Help Desk 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. | 9.8 |