SolarWinds Platform (Orion)

CVE-2021-35225: Netpath Horizontal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability: NPM 2020.2.5

Each authenticated Orion Platform user in a MSP (Managed Service Provider) environment can view and browse all NetPath Services from all that MSP's customers.

Published

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityMEDIUMCVSS 3.1 5
EPSS0.84%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixAvailable

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Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
NPM (Windows) 2020.22020.2.6 Hotfix 2 or later

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What it is

Each authenticated Orion Platform user in a MSP (Managed Service Provider) environment can view and browse all NetPath Services from all that MSP's customers. This can lead to any user having a limited insight into other customer's infrastructure and potential data cross-contamination.

Workarounds

In the mentioned workaround, Customers can restrict the viewing of access rights for non-admin users via Orion UI. \nhttps://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-NPM-NetPath-account-limitations?language=en_US

Sources

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