---
id: "CVE-2024-28995"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-28995"]
title: "SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.6
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "solarwinds serv-u", "fixed": ["15.4.2"], "affected": "< 15.4.2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "solarwinds serv-u", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 15.4.2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "SolarWinds Serv-U", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "file-transfer", "infrastructure", "self-hosted", "serv-u", "solarwinds"]
not_affected_if: ["not-serv-u"]
published_at: "2024-06-06T09:15:14+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-24T00:09:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-28995", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28995", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
---

# SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive…

SolarWinds Serv-U is a file transfer server, and this flaw is a path traversal that lets an attacker read sensitive files on the host. It is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, so attacks in the wild are confirmed.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:solarwinds serv-u affected < 15.4.2 fixed 15.4.2
- vendor:solarwinds serv-u affected = 15.4.2 fixed ?
- vendor:SolarWinds Serv-U affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the mitigations from the SolarWinds vendor advisory, or stop using Serv-U if mitigations are unavailable (per CISA required action).

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-28995
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28995

## From the sources

SolarWinds Serv-U contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker access to read sensitive files on the host machine.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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