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 ent…

EPSS: 0.004 (59.2th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35231 (x_refsource_MISC)
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/kss/content/release_notes/kss_9-… (x_refsource_MISC)

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.