Orion User setting Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

published 2021-08-31 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-21856

cvss: 8.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.4%; EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 0; none known

An Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the User Setting of Orion Platform version 2020.2.5. It allows a guest user to elevate privileges to the Administrator using this vulnerability. Authentication is required to exploit the vulnerability.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2.5

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Exploit prediction

3.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

SolarWinds Orion Platform

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

documentation.solarwinds.com /en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
vendor-advisory
documentation.solarwinds.com /en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/orion_platform_2020-2-6_release_notes.htm
release-notes, vendor-advisory
solarwinds.com /trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35213
vendor-advisory
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-21-1244/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-35213
NVD CVE-2021-35213

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