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CVE-2021-35213

HIGH
Published 2021-08-31T15:58:48.612191Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.9
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.004
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.587
Higher than 58.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW

Description

An Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the User Setting of Orion Platform version 2020.2.5. It allows a guest user to elevate privileges to the Administrator using this vulnerability. Authentication is required to exploit the vulnerability.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

SolarWinds

Orion Platform

Affected Versions:

2020.2.5 and previous versions

EU Vulnerability Database

Monitored by ENISA for EU cybersecurity

EU Coordination

EU Coordinated

Exploitation Status

No Known Exploitation

EUVD ID

View on ENISA

ENISA Analysis

Malicious code in bioql (PyPI)

Affected Products (ENISA)

solarwinds
orion platform

ENISA Scoring

CVSS Score (3.1)

8.9
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

EPSS Score

0.340
probability

ENISA References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/orion_platform_2020-2-6_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35213
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1244/

Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: October 3, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-8mwr-p576-fpf9

Advisory Details

An Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the User Setting of Orion Platform version 2020.2.5. It allows a guest user to elevate privileges to the Administrator using this vulnerability. Authentication is required to exploit the vulnerability.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35213
WEB https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
WEB https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/orion_platform_2020-2-6_release_notes.htm
WEB https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35213
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1244

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: October 27, 2022

References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/orion_platform_2020-2-6_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35213
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1244/
Published: 2021-08-31T15:58:48.612191Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T20:26:26.768Z
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