CVE-2021-27240

High

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Patch Manager 2020.2.1. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DataGridService WCF service. 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 escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-12009.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSolarwinds Patch Manager
PublishedMar 29, 2021
First seenMar 29, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
solarwinds patch_manager2020.2.1—

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