Last updated: September 29, 2026 at 8:42 AM UTC
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SolarWinds Access Rights Manager hard coded key enables unauthenticated remote code execution

SolarWinds patched a high-severity flaw in Access Rights Manager, tracked as CVE-2026-28326 and rated 8.8, that stems from a hard-coded static key and can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. The issue affects all Access Rights Manager 2026.2 and prior releases and is fixed in 2026.2.1. SolarWinds credited Armadin researcher Kai Huang and reported no evidence of exploitation in the wild. The advisory arrives alongside separate fixes: a Web Help Desk SAML authentication bypass, a Web Help Desk denial-of-service issue, and sixteen Serv-U flaws that could allow privilege escalation, code execution, and creation of administrator accounts.

Check
Inventory SolarWinds Access Rights Manager instances, confirm versions at or below 2026.2, and upgrade to 2026.2.1 on an emergency schedule.
Affected
Access Rights Manager 2026.2 and earlier ship a hard-coded static key that an unauthenticated attacker can use to reach remote code execution.
Fix
Patch to 2026.2.1, restrict management interfaces to trusted networks, and separately update Web Help Desk and Serv-U to their fixed builds.

SolarWinds Serv-U flaw exploited to crash file-transfer servers, now in CISA KEV

CISA has warned that attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-28318, a high-severity SolarWinds Serv-U denial-of-service flaw, and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Serv-U is SolarWinds' Windows and Linux managed-file-transfer and FTP software. The flaw is an uncontrolled-resource-consumption weakness: specially crafted POST requests using Content-Encoding: deflate crash the Serv-U service without authentication, in low-complexity attacks needing no user interaction. SolarWinds shipped Serv-U 15.5.4 Hotfix 1 and advised admins who cannot patch to restrict access and block POST requests containing content-encoding. Shodan tracks over 12,000 exposed Serv-U servers (Shadowserver around 3,100). FCEB agencies must patch by June 19 under BOD 22-01.

Check
Inventory SolarWinds Serv-U servers, especially internet-exposed ones (Shodan shows 12,000+). Confirm Serv-U 15.5.4 Hotfix 1 is applied. Monitor for crashes and crafted deflate POST requests.
Affected
SolarWinds Serv-U MFT/FTP servers before 15.5.4 Hotfix 1. Unauthenticated, low-complexity DoS via POST requests using Content-Encoding: deflate. Over 12,000 instances exposed online per Shodan.
Fix
Apply Serv-U 15.5.4 Hotfix 1. If patching must wait, restrict access to known addresses and block POST requests containing content-encoding. FCEB agencies must remediate by June 19.