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CVE-2024-28987

The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data.

CVSS 9.1 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.8/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.1: +1.36
  • Fresh EPSS: 93.30%: +0.47

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Register
Press · 04 Feb 2026, 08:00 · Critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk bug under attack - The Register
The Hacker News
Press · 29 Jan 2026, 08:00 · SolarWinds Fixes Four Critical Web Help Desk Flaws With Unauthenticated RCE and Auth Bypass - The Hacker News
Help Net Security
Press · 29 Jan 2026, 08:00 · SolarWinds fixes critical Web Help Desk RCE vulnerabilities, upgrade ASAP! - Help Net Security
SecurityWeek
Press · 23 Sep 2025, 07:00 · SolarWinds Makes Third Attempt at Patching Exploited Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
The Hacker News
Press · 21 Oct 2024, 07:00 · THN Cybersecurity Recap: Top Threats, Tools and News (Oct 14 - Oct 20) - The Hacker News
See all 11 source documents
CSO Online
Press · 17 Oct 2024, 07:00 · Critical SolarWinds flaw finds exploitations in the wild despite available fixes - CSO Online
BleepingComputer
Press · 16 Oct 2024, 07:00 · SolarWinds Web Help Desk flaw is now exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
The Register
Press · 16 Oct 2024, 07:00 · Critical hardcoded SolarWinds credential now exploited in the wild - The Register
Help Net Security
Press · 25 Sep 2024, 07:00 · PoC for critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability released (CVE-2024-28987) - Help Net Security
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 22 Aug 2024, 07:00 · SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE Vulnerability Allows Remote Exploitation – Hotfix Released - CyberSecurityNews
BleepingComputer
Press · 22 Aug 2024, 07:00 · SolarWinds fixes hardcoded credentials flaw in Web Help Desk - BleepingComputer

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.8 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
gh-ost00/CVE-2024-28987-POC121Python05 Sep 2024, 09:23
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.1; EPSS 93.3%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:11.397891+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
21 Aug 2024, 21:17
First press mention
22 Aug 2024, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
15 Oct 2024, 00:00
Latest press mention
04 Feb 2026, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories