cvelistv5 - CVE-2021-20021

CVE-2021-20021

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2021-04-09 17:50

Modified

2024-08-03 17:30

Severity ?

Summary

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.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	PSIRT@sonicwall.com	https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0007	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	SonicWall	Email Security

CISA Known exploited vulnerability

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Date added: 2021-11-03

Due date: 2021-11-17

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Known

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20021

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