Medium severity · published Oct 25, 2021
CVE-2021-35231
As a result of an unquoted service path vulnerability present in the Kiwi Syslog Server Installation Wizard, a local attacker could gain escalated privileges by inserting an…
6.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
As a result of an unquoted service path vulnerability present in the Kiwi Syslog Server Installation Wizard, a local attacker could gain escalated privileges by inserting an executable into the path of the affected service or uninstall entry. Example vulnerable path: "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Kiwi Syslog Server\Parameters\Application".
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KS
Kiwi Syslog Server · Solarwinds
before 9.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35231
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35231
Release Notes
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/kss/content/release_notes/kss_9-8_release_notes.htm
Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35231
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