[New] SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java Module Load or Child Process#5665
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…rocess Identifies the SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java process loading an untrusted or remote native module (DLL). This behavior is uncommon for the Web Help Desk server and may indicate successful exploitation of deserialization vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-40536, CVE-2025-40551), which allow attackers to load malicious SQLite extensions and achieve remote code execution. https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/cve-2025-40551-another-solarwinds-web-help-desk-deserialization-issue/ rapid7/metasploit-framework#20917
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nit: might want to rename the rule or file name to match,
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* [New] Suspicious SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java Module Load or Child Process Identifies the SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java process loading an untrusted or remote native module (DLL). This behavior is uncommon for the Web Help Desk server and may indicate successful exploitation of deserialization vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-40536, CVE-2025-40551), which allow attackers to load malicious SQLite extensions and achieve remote code execution. https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/cve-2025-40551-another-solarwinds-web-help-desk-deserialization-issue/ rapid7/metasploit-framework#20917 * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com>
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* [New] Suspicious SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java Module Load or Child Process Identifies the SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java process loading an untrusted or remote native module (DLL). This behavior is uncommon for the Web Help Desk server and may indicate successful exploitation of deserialization vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-40536, CVE-2025-40551), which allow attackers to load malicious SQLite extensions and achieve remote code execution. https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/cve-2025-40551-another-solarwinds-web-help-desk-deserialization-issue/ rapid7/metasploit-framework#20917 * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com>
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* [New] Suspicious SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java Module Load or Child Process Identifies the SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java process loading an untrusted or remote native module (DLL). This behavior is uncommon for the Web Help Desk server and may indicate successful exploitation of deserialization vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-40536, CVE-2025-40551), which allow attackers to load malicious SQLite extensions and achieve remote code execution. https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/cve-2025-40551-another-solarwinds-web-help-desk-deserialization-issue/ rapid7/metasploit-framework#20917 * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com>
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* [New] Suspicious SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java Module Load or Child Process Identifies the SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java process loading an untrusted or remote native module (DLL). This behavior is uncommon for the Web Help Desk server and may indicate successful exploitation of deserialization vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-40536, CVE-2025-40551), which allow attackers to load malicious SQLite extensions and achieve remote code execution. https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/cve-2025-40551-another-solarwinds-web-help-desk-deserialization-issue/ rapid7/metasploit-framework#20917 * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> * Update rules/windows/initial_access_potential_webhelpdesk_exploit.toml Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Mika Ayenson, PhD <Mikaayenson@users.noreply.github.com>
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Identifies the SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java process loading an untrusted or remote native module (DLL). This behavior is uncommon for the Web Help Desk server and may indicate successful exploitation of deserialization vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-40536, CVE-2025-40551), which allow attackers to load malicious SQLite extensions and achieve remote code execution.
https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/cve-2025-40551-another-solarwinds-web-help-desk-deserialization-issue/
rapid7/metasploit-framework#20917