CVE-2021-35230 is a vulnerability in SolarWinds Kiwi Cattools
Published on October 22, 2021
Unquoted Path Vulnerability (SMB Login) in Kiwi CatTools
As a result of an unquoted service path vulnerability present in the Kiwi CatTools Installation Wizard, a local attacker could gain escalated privileges by inserting an executable into the path of the affected service or uninstall entry.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-35230 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2021-35230 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-35230
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Affected Versions
SolarWinds Kiwi CatTools:- Version unspecified and below 3.11.9 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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