Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-31474
CVE-2021-31474
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020.2.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SolarWinds.Serialization library. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-12213.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:network_performance_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:network_performance_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2020.2.1,<2020.2.5
- (no CPE)range: 2020.2.1
- (no CPE)range: 2020.2.1
- Range: 2020.2.1
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References
2- documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/sam/content/release_notes/sam_2020-2-5_release_notes.htmnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-602/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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