CVE-2021-35234

Exposed Dangerous Functions - Privileged Escalation

8.0 High

Numerous exposed dangerous functions within Orion Core has allows for read-only SQL injection leading to privileged escalation. An attacker with low-user privileges may steal password hashes and password salt information.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.89%Up 2.1 points since Dec 21, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.0

Exposed Dangerous Functions - Privileged Escalation

Record: CVE-2021-35234
CVSS 3.1: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-21877 8.0

Record: EUVD-2021-21877
CVSS 3.1: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pw8x-9www-h93w 8.8

Numerous exposed dangerous functions within Orion Core has allows for read-only SQL injection...

Record: GHSA-pw8x-9www-h93w
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.0

Record: CVE-2021-35234
CVSS 3.1: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-35234 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Solarwinds Orion Core, published December 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.89%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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