CVE-2021-20021 · netVigilance record NV21-0193
SonicWall Email Security Improper Privilege Management
past due ransomware
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA deadline 2021-11-17 · passed 4 years 9 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
SonicWall Email Security contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host. This vulnerability has known usage in a SonicWall Email Security exploit chain along with CVE-2021-20022 and CVE-2021-20023 to achieve privilege escalation.
Who is affected
SonicWall SonicWall Email Security. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-306.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 9 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2021-20021 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20021
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20021