CVE-2021-31474

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-31474?

Upgrade network performance monitor to 2020.2.5 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2021-31474 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-31474 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 94.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-31474?

CVE-2021-31474 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2021-31474 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for network performance monitor (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020.2.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SolarWinds.Serialization library. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-12213.

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data

How to fix

Remediation Available

network performance monitorNVD

Affected:>= 2020.2.1, < 2020.2.5Fixed in:2020.2.5CVE-2021-31474derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

94.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

documentation.solarwinds.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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CVE-2023-0669	High	7.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-35464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-29300	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-53770	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2022-41082	High	8.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2021-31474?

Upgrade network performance monitor to 2020.2.5 or later.

Is CVE-2021-31474 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2021-31474 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 94.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2021-31474?

CVE-2021-31474 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2021-31474 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for network performance monitor (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.