What is CVE-2021-35231?

CVE-2021-35231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Kiwi Syslog Server, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2021-35231?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Solarwinds Kiwi Syslog Server

CVE-2021-35231

As a result of an unquoted service path vulnerability present in the Kiwi Syslog Server Installation Wizard, a local attacker could gain escalated privileges by inserting an executable into the path of the affected service or uninstall entry. Example vulnerable path: "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Kiwi Syslog Server\Parameters\Application".

EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Solarwinds Kiwi Syslog Server — versions 9.7.2 and previous versions
Solarwinds Kiwi_syslog_server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

psirt@solarwinds.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@solarwinds.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35231?: CVE-2021-35231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Kiwi Syslog Server, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-35231?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.