Check Point Advisories

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass (CVE-2025-40536; CVE-2025-40554)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2025-11651
Date Published:	29 Jan 2026
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 08 February, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2025-40536 CVE-2025-40554
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	SolarWinds Web Help Desk prior to version 2026.1
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass