Exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV
Yes. CVE-2026-28318, SolarWinds Serv-U Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability, is being exploited in the wild. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 5 Jun 2026, 1 days after it was published. It affects SolarWinds Serv-U. If you run it, CISA's required action is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
SolarWinds Serv-U contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows specially crafted POST requests using the Content-Encoding: deflate header to crash the Serv-U service without authentication.
| Vendor | SolarWinds (11 exploited CVEs in KEV) |
| Product | Serv-U |
| Vulnerability | SolarWinds Serv-U Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability |
| Weakness | CWE-400 |
| Published | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Added to KEV | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Reported by (CNA) | SolarWinds |
Yes. CISA added CVE-2026-28318 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 5 Jun 2026, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild.
CISA does not list known ransomware use for it. That can change, and exploitation alone is reason to fix it first.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Check SolarWinds's advisory for the fixed versions, and if you can't patch quickly, restrict access to the affected Serv-U and watch it for signs of compromise.
Sources: CISA KEV (exploitation, ransomware use, required action, due date), the CVE record (publication date, CVSS, CNA), NVD and FIRST EPSS (live score). More: all KEV additions in June 2026 · SolarWinds scorecard · act-now radar.
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