CVE-2021-35246 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The application fails to prevent users from connecting to it over unencrypted connections. An attacker able to modify a legitimate user's network traffic could bypass the application's use of SSL/TLS encryption and use the application as a platform for attacks against its users.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00179.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Solarwinds	Engineer\'s Toolset

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:engineer\'s_toolset:2020.2.6:hotfix_4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-21889	The application fails to prevent users from connecting to it over unencrypted connections. An attacker able to modify a legitimate user's network traffic could bypass the application's use of SSL/TLS encryption and use the application as a platform for attacks against its users.

Fixes

Solution

SolarWinds recommends to upgrade to the latest available version of Engineer's Toolset.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-35246
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/ets/content/release_notes/ets_2022-4_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35246

History

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SolarWinds

Published: 2022-11-23T16:48:18.061Z

Updated: 2025-04-25T18:18:44.414Z

Reserved: 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-35246

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:33:51.305Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-23T17:15:09.943

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:12:08.733

Link: CVE-2021-35246

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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