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CVE-2024-28986 SolarWinds CVE debrief

CVE-2024-28986 affects SolarWinds Web Help Desk and is listed by CISA in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Because CISA added it to KEV on 2024-08-15 and set a remediation due date of 2024-09-05, organizations should treat it as a high-priority defensive issue and follow vendor guidance immediately.

Vendor
SolarWinds
Product
Web Help Desk
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.8
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2024-08-15
Original CVE updated
2024-08-15
Advisory published
2024-08-15
Advisory updated
2024-08-15

Who should care

Security teams, IT administrators, and asset owners responsible for SolarWinds Web Help Desk deployments should care most, especially if the product is internet-facing or broadly accessible within the environment.

Technical summary

The supplied source corpus identifies the issue as a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. CISA lists the CVE as known exploited, which indicates active abuse or credible exploitation evidence sufficient for KEV inclusion. No CVSS score was provided in the supplied data.

Defensive priority

High. CISA KEV inclusion means this issue should be prioritized over routine backlog work, with remediation aligned to the KEV due date and vendor instructions.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review the SolarWinds security advisory for CVE-2024-28986 and apply the vendor-recommended mitigations as soon as possible.
  • If mitigations are unavailable or cannot be applied quickly, discontinue use of the product in line with CISA guidance.
  • Verify whether SolarWinds Web Help Desk is present in the environment and whether any exposed instances require urgent isolation or compensating controls.
  • Track remediation against the CISA KEV due date of 2024-09-05 and document completion.
  • Use the official CVE and NVD records to confirm product scope and maintain internal tracking.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied CISA KEV metadata and official reference links. The source data identifies the vulnerability as a SolarWinds Web Help Desk deserialization of untrusted data issue, lists it as known exploited, and provides the KEV dateAdded (2024-08-15) and dueDate (2024-09-05). No CVSS score, exploit details, or vendor patch version were supplied in the corpus.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-28986 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28986

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-28986 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28986

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.