CVE-2021-35232Public exploit

Database disclosure and modification via hard-coded credentials

Published Dec 27, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in SolarWinds Web Help Desk before 12.7.7 HF 1 allow local users to read or modify application database records. The HelpdeskIntegrationAuthenticationManager accepts a fixed production account, and /assetReport/rawHQL passes its request body directly to EntityManager.createQuery. Requests must appear to originate from loopback, but a same-host reverse proxy satisfies that check and exposes password hashes and database writes.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in SolarWinds Web Help Desk before 12.7.7 HF 1 allow local users to read or modify application database records. The HelpdeskIntegrationAuthenticationManager accepts a fixed production account, and /assetReport/rawHQL passes its request body directly to EntityManager.createQuery. Requests must appear to originate from loopback, but a same-host reverse proxy satisfies that check and exposes password hashes and database writes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-35232
Published
Dec 27, 2021
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
SolarWinds
Product
Web Help Desk
Classifications
CWE-798, T1078.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 27, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.7.7 and previous versions <12.7.7 HF 1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SolarWinds · Web Help Deskversion=12.7.7 and previous versions <12.7.7 HF 1

Published CVSS scores

3.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
6.8SolarWindsCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1078.001Default Accounts

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