CVE-2021-35217

Insecure Deserialization of untrusted data causing Remote code execution vulnerability.

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 8, 2021 at 01:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPatch ManagerOrion Platform

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 73%

Description

Insecure Deseralization of untrusted data remote code execution vulnerability was discovered in Patch Manager Orion Platform Integration module and reported to us by ZDI. An Authenticated Attacker could exploit it by executing WSAsyncExecuteTasks deserialization of untrusted data.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2020.2.5 and previous versions ≤ v < 2020.2.62020.2.5 and previous versions
Affected range stops below 2020.2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502

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