CVE-2021-35221
ImportAlert Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability
Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability using ImportAlert function which can lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) from the Alerts Settings page.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
ImportAlert Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability
Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability using ImportAlert function which can lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) from the Alerts Settings page.
- Record
CVE-2021-35221- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-21864
Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability using ImportAlert function which can lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) from the Alerts Settings page.
- Record
EUVD-2021-21864- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmhm-qm44-p3j4
Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability using ImportAlert function which can lead to a...
Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability using ImportAlert function which can lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) from the Alerts Settings page.
- Record
GHSA-wmhm-qm44-p3j4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability using ImportAlert function which can lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) from the Alerts Settings page.
- Record
CVE-2021-35221- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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-2021-35221 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) 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 2.04%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Platform-2020-2-6-Hotfix-1?language=en_US
solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35221
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35221
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmhm-qm44-p3j4