Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-27258
CVE-2021-27258
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SaveUserSetting endpoint. The issue results from improper restriction of this endpoint to unprivileged users. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges their privileges from Guest to Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-11903.
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Affected products
22020.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 2020.2
- (no CPE)range: 2020.2
Patches
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References
1- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-192/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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