vulnerability
SolarWinds Serv-U: CVE-2021-3154: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | May 4, 2021 | Aug 6, 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 4, 2021
Added
Aug 6, 2025
Modified
Aug 6, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve cleartext passwords via macro Injection. NOTE: this had a distinct fix relative to CVE-2020-35481.
Solution
solarwinds-serv-u-upgrade-latest
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