FKIE_CVE-2021-35213
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-08-31 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:57
Severity
8.9 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| solarwinds | orion_platform | * | |
| microsoft | windows | - |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:57:18.723",
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