CVE-2021-20021: SonicWall Email Security Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
Critical · CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 88.8%, 100th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: sonicwall
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: SonicWall Email Security Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Known.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · CWE-269
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
SonicWall: Email Security
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0007 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)