A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.7 for Linux.
Priority HIGH 74CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.7 for Linux.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.65448 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | before 15.1.7 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_mft_server:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | before 15.1.7 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions before 15.1.7 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_mft_server:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions before 15.1.7 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12181
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3qcp-g78m-7jv9
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 2
More SolarWinds Serv-u Ftp Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-12237 SolarWinds Serv-U FTP server before 15.2.1 allows remote command execution. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-12239 SolarWinds Serv-U FTP server before 15.2.1 does not validate an argument path. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-12238 SolarWinds Serv-U FTP server before 15.2.1 mishandles the CHMOD command. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11342 SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server 15.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-09876 A CSV injection vulnerability exists in the web UI of SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server v15.1.7. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2018-14179 The local management interface in SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server 15.1.6.25 has incorrect… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-12181 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-12181 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3qcp-g78m-7jv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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