CVE-2021-35246 json
Unprotected Transport of Credentials (HSTS) Vulnerability
published 2022-11-23 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-21889
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
References
-
solarwinds.com
/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35246
patch, vendor-advisory
-
documentation.solarwinds.com
/en/success_center/ets/content/release_notes/ets_2022-4_release_notes.htm
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
cve.mitre.org
/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-35246
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-35246
- NVD CVE-2021-35246
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