Is CVE-2021-35232 actively exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks CVE-2021-35232 as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

What exploitation activity has KEV Intelligence observed?

KEV Intelligence has not yet recorded sensor-observed exploitation attempts for CVE-2021-35232. Our sensors continue to monitor for activity targeting this CVE.

Which versions are affected?

CVE-2021-35232 affects SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Reported affected version: 12.7.7 and previous versions to < 12.7.7 HF 1.

No. CVE-2021-35232 is not currently listed in CISA KEV.

Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2021-35232

Q: How should organizations remediate it?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Q: Is it in CISA KEV?

No. CVE-2021-35232 is not currently listed in CISA KEV.

Web Help Desk

SolarWinds / Web Help Desk · affected before 12.7.7 HF 1

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Severity: CVSS 6.8 · Medium
Confidence: High
Exploit status: Exploited in the wild
EPSS: 0.3%
First observed: —
Last observed: —

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2021-35232 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Hard coded credentials discovered in SolarWinds Web Help Desk product. Through these credentials, the attacker with local access...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

SolarWinds / Web Help Desk affected before 12.7.7 hf 1.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Hard coded credentials discovered in SolarWinds Web Help Desk product

Hard coded credentials discovered in SolarWinds Web Help Desk product.

Through these credentials, the attacker with local access to the Web Help Desk host machine allows to execute arbitrary HQL queries against the database and leverage the vulnerability to steal the password hashes of the users or insert arbitrary data into the database.

Vendor Product Affected Status

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Before 12.7.7 HF 1 Affected

Published: 27 Dec 2021
Exploitation Reported: 27 Dec 2021
Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35232
solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35232 solarwinds.com · CVE Record https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-...
support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Web-Help-Desk-12-7-7... support.solarwinds.com · CVE Record https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Web-Help-Desk-...

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 27 Dec 2021

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source	Added
The Shadowserver First	2021-12-27 18:48 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets: 0
User-Agents: 0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.8 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.3%

Weaknesses

Use of Hard-coded Credentials CWE-798

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

27 Dec 2021
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
27 Dec 2021
Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
22 Jun 2021
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2021-35232",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 6.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.003,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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