CVE-2021-20023Medium· 4.9▾ Midnight⚠ Exploited in the wildPoC availableSonicWall 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.
▾ Midnight zone — Critical, or high with PoC / in-the-wild
impact 27 · likelihood 10.3 · exploitation 25 · ransomware 5
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Aug 12.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
Federal remediation due Nov 17, 2021
50%
Last analysed / modified upstream
Exploit / PoC code exists
50% → 52%
Added to the CISA catalog on Nov 3, 2021. Federal remediation due Nov 17, 2021. View catalog ↗
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.
email_security < 10.0.9.6173email_security_appliance_9000_firmware < 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_3300_firmware < 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_4300_firmware < 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_8300_firmware < 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_5000_firmware < 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_7000_firmware < 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_5050_firmware < 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_7050_firmware < 10.0.9.6177email_security_virtual_appliance < 10.0.9.6177hosted_email_security < 10.0.9.6173Upgrade past the affected range:
email_security 10.0.9.6173email_security_appliance_9000_firmware 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_3300_firmware 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_4300_firmware 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_8300_firmware 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_5000_firmware 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_7000_firmware 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_5050_firmware 10.0.9.6177email_security_appliance_7050_firmware 10.0.9.6177email_security_virtual_appliance 10.0.9.6177hosted_email_security 10.0.9.6173Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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