CVE-2021-35231

MediumCVSS 6.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

As a result of an unquoted service path vulnerability present in the Kiwi Syslog Server Installation Wizard, a local attacker could gain escalated privileges by inserting an executable into the path of the affected service or uninstall entry. Example vulnerable path: "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Kiwi Syslog Server\Parameters\Application".

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.7/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-428

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
SolarWinds	Kiwi Syslog Server	>= 9.7.2 and previous versions, < 9.8

References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/kss/content/release_notes/kss_9-8_release_notes.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35231Vendor Advisory
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/kss/content/release_notes/kss_9-8_release_notes.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35231Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 25, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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