Security Compliance

Why SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) is not affected by CVE-2026-23918

This article explains why SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) is not affected by CVE-2026-23918.

First published date

5/7/2026 8:15 PM

Last published date

6/10/2026 4:24 PM

Overview

In 2026, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a security bulletin about CVE-2026-23918, a vulnerability affecting Linux-based systems.

Product section

Security Event Manager

Cause

CVE-2026-23918 is a memory corruption vulnerability that affects Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.66 and below.

Resolution

The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) application does not utilize the Apache HTTP modules and is therefore not affected.

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