Unrestricted access to Orion.UserSettings SWIS entity for low-privilege users
Priority LOW 32CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
It has been reported that any Orion user, e.g. guest accounts can query the Orion.UserSettings entity and enumerate users and their basic settings.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00915 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Orion (SolarWinds): 2020.2.6 HF 3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds | Orion | 2020.2.6 HF 2 and previous versions to before 2020.2.6 HF 3 | 2020.2.6 HF 3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Orion VendorSolarWinds Affected 2020.2.6 HF 2 and previous versions to before 2020.2.6 HF 3 Fixed in 2020.2.6 HF 3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2020.2.6 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2020.2.6 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2020.2.6 hotfix1 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:hotfix2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2020.2.6 hotfix2 | Vulnerable | SolarWinds |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2020.2.6 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2020.2.6 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2020.2.6 hotfix1 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2.6:hotfix2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2020.2.6 hotfix2 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Orion (SolarWinds) Fixed in 2020.2.6 HF 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-35248
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrg3-9cf5-hgw8
References
More SolarWinds Orion Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08199 Authentication bypass in SolarWinds Orion Platform KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17164 SolarWinds Platform Deserialization of Untrusted Data CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-17166 Orion Platform SQL Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-14112 Chart Endpoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.9
- TI-2021-14109 ActionPluginBaseView Deserialization of Untrusted Data RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.9
- TI-2022-17818 SolarWinds Platform Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2021-35248 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-35248 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrg3-9cf5-hgw8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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