As a result of an unquoted service path vulnerability present in the Kiwi Syslog Server Installation Wizard, a local attacker could gain escalated privileges by inserting an executable into the path of the affected service or uninstall entry. Example vulnerable path: "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Kiwi Syslog Server\Parameters\Application".

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35231
• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/kss/content/release_notes/kss_9-8_release_notes.htm
• https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35231