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February 23, 2022

Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2021-35244 – SolarWinds Orion Zero-Day Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-35244

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SolarWinds Orion Platform. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of alert creation. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can allow the upload of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM.

Impact

Code Execution

Indicators of Compromise

CVE

CVE-2021-35244

Affected Vendors

SolarWinds

Affected Products

Orion Platform

Remediation

To update the patch to this vulnerability, visit:

https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Platform-2020-2-6-Hotfix-3?language=en_US

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