What is CVE-2021-35244?

CVE-2021-35244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-35244?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2021-35244

The "Log alert to a file" action within action management enables any Orion Platform user with Orion alert management rights to write to any file. An attacker with Orion alert management rights could use this vulnerability to perform an un…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.058 (92.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Solarwinds Orion Platform — versions 2020.2.6 HF 2 and previous versions
Solarwinds Orion_platform — versions 2020.2.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

psirt@solarwinds.com (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@solarwinds.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@solarwinds.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@solarwinds.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35244?: CVE-2021-35244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-35244?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.