Medium severity · published Apr 20, 2021
CVE-2021-20023
SonicWall Email Security Path Traversal Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
4.9
CVSS
51.7%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x contains a vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read an arbitrary file on the remote host.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)51.7% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueNov 17, 2021
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Email Security · SonicWall
10.0.9 and earlier · source: vendor, NVD
ES
Email Security Appliance 3300 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6177 · source: NVD
ES
Email Security Appliance 4300 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6177 · source: NVD
ES
Email Security Appliance 5000 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6177 · source: NVD
ES
Email Security Appliance 5050 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6177 · source: NVD
ES
Email Security Appliance 7000 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6177 · source: NVD
ES
Email Security Appliance 7050 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6177 · source: NVD
ES
Email Security Appliance 8300 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6177 · source: NVD
ES
Email Security Appliance 9000 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6177 · source: NVD
ES
Email Security Virtual Appliance · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6177 · source: NVD
HE
Hosted Email Security · Sonicwall
before 10.0.9.6173 · source: NVD
SE
SonicWall Email Security · SonicWall
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20023
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20023
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0010
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