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CVE-2021-35232: Hard credentials discovered in SolarWinds Web Help Desk which allows to execute Arbitrary Hibernate Queries

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

Hard coded credentials discovered in SolarWinds Web Help Desk product. Through these credentials, the attacker with local access to the Web Help Desk host machine allows to execute arbitrary HQL queries against the database and leverage the vulnerability to steal the password hashes of the users or insert arbitrary data into the database.

Affected products

• SolarWinds WebHelpDesk: through 12.7.6

References

• https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Web-Help-Desk-12-7-7-Hotfix-1-Release-Notes?language=en_US
• https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35232
• https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Web-Help-Desk-12-7-7-Hotfix-1-Release-Notes?language=en_US
• https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35232

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