Is CVE-2021-35211 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2021-35211 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2021-11-03, and has known ransomware campaign use.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-35211?

CVE-2021-35211 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-35211?

CVE-2021-35211 has an EPSS score of 91.16% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-35211?

Upgrade serv-u to 15.2.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-35211

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Microsoft discovered a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the SolarWinds Serv-U product utilizing a Remote Memory Escape Vulnerability. If exploited, a threat actor may be able to gain privileged access to the machine hosting Serv-U Only. SolarWinds Serv-U Managed File Transfer and Serv-U Secure FTP for Windows before 15.2.3 HF2 are affected by this vulnerability.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

serv-uNVD

Affected:< 15.2.3Fixed in:15.2.3CVE-2021-35211derived 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

91.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

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

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

SolarWinds Serv-U Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

SolarWinds Serv-U contains an unspecified memory escape vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2021-11-17

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

Patch2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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