CVE-2021-35212
Blind SQL injection Vulnerability
An SQL injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the Orion Platform reported by the ZDI Team. A blind Boolean SQL injection which could lead to full read/write over the Orion database content including the Orion certificate for any authenticated user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.9
Blind SQL injection Vulnerability
An SQL injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the Orion Platform reported by the ZDI Team. A blind Boolean SQL injection which could lead to full read/write over the Orion database content including the Orion certificate for any authenticated user.
- Record
CVE-2021-35212- CVSS 3.1
- 8.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-21855
8.9
An SQL injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the Orion Platform reported by the ZDI Team. A blind Boolean SQL injection which could lead to full read/write over the Orion database content including the Orion certificate for any authenticated user.
- Record
EUVD-2021-21855- CVSS 3.1
- 8.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pwc2-hr86-5482 No score
An SQL injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the Orion Platform reported...
An SQL injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the Orion Platform reported by the ZDI Team. A blind Boolean SQL injection which could lead to full read/write over the Orion database content including the Orion certificate for any authenticated user.
- Record
GHSA-pwc2-hr86-5482- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.9
An SQL injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the Orion Platform reported by the ZDI Team. A blind Boolean SQL injection which could lead to full read/write over the Orion database content including the Orion certificate for any authenticated user.
- Record
CVE-2021-35212- CVSS 3.1
- 8.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-35212 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.9) in Solarwinds Orion Platform, published August 31, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/orion_platform_2020-2-6_release_notes.htm
solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35212
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1243
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35212
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pwc2-hr86-5482