CVE-2023-35179
2FA/MFA Bypass Vulnerability in Serv-U 15.4
A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication. The actor must have administrator-level access to Serv-U to perform this action.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
2FA/MFA Bypass Vulnerability in Serv-U 15.4
A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication. The actor must have administrator-level access to Serv-U to perform this action.
- Record
CVE-2023-35179- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-39182
A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication. The actor must have administrator-level access to Serv-U to perform this action.
- Record
EUVD-2023-39182- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mc4v-9q33-23ph
A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that, if exploited, allows an actor to...
A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication. The actor must have administrator-level access to Serv-U to perform this action.
- Record
GHSA-mc4v-9q33-23ph- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication. The actor must have administrator-level access to Serv-U to perform this action.
- Record
CVE-2023-35179- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-35179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Solarwinds Serv-u, published August 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.