CVE-2021-20021 — Actively Exploited: SonicWall Email Security (SonicWall)
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 t
| CVE ID | CVE-2021-20021 |
|---|---|
| Vendor | SonicWall |
| Product | SonicWall Email Security |
| Vulnerability name | SonicWall Email Security Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability |
| Date added | 2021-11-03 |
| Remediation due | 2021-11-17 |
| Known ransomware use | Known |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities |
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