Critical 9.8Published Jul 30, 2026

CVE-2026-28323SolarWinds Web Help Desk SAML Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 9:00 PM ET)

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SolarWinds Web Help Desk is found to be affected by a SAML authentication bypass vulnerability. This requires the SAML 2.0 authentication method to be enabled.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: SolarWinds
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 30, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

SolarWinds Web Help Desk solarwinds:web_help_desk (from the name)	2026.1 and all previous versions	CNA record
solarwinds web_help_desk solarwinds:web_help_desk	before 2026.2.1	NVD

References

References

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2026-28323	vendor-advisory
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_2026-2-1_release_notes.htm	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/helpdesksecureconfiguration.htm	x-secure-configuration-guide, product

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