CVE-2024-28988 is a critical Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting SolarWinds Web Help Desk. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the host machine. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not yet listed in the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness, though public exploit code is not currently available. SolarWinds has released a patch, and immediate application is strongly recommended.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:web_help_desk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:web_help_desk:12.8.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:web_help_desk:12.8.3:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:web_help_desk:12.8.3:hotfix2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.