CVE-2021-35212
An SQL injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the Orion Platform reported by the ZDI Team.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- solarwinds/orion platform
- Source
- psirt@solarwinds.com
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htmVendor Advisory
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/orion_platform_2020-2-6_release_notes.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35212Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1243/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htmVendor Advisory
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/orion_platform_2020-2-6_release_notes.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35212Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1243/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.