Vulnerability in Solarwinds Engineer's Toolset
CVE-2021-35246
The application fails to prevent users from connecting to it over unencrypted connections. An attacker able to modify a legitimate user's network traffic could bypass the application's use of SSL/TLS encryption and use the application as a platform for attacks against its users.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Solarwinds Engineer's Toolset — versions 2022.3 and previous versions
- Solarwinds Engineer\'s Toolset — versions 2020.2.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35246 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/ets/content/release_notes/ets_20… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-35246?
- CVE-2021-35246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Engineer's Toolset, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-11-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-35246?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.