CVE-2021-20023 (GCVE-0-2021-20023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-20 11:55 – Updated: 2026-10-01 20:20
VLAI CISA Previdian
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-12 03:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SonicWall Email Security Affected: 10.0.9 and earlier
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CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-20023

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2021-11-03 01:00 CET

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03

Scope
Notes: SonicWall Email Security Path Traversal Vulnerability | Affected: SonicWall / SonicWall Email Security | Description: SonicWall Email Security contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read files on the remote host. This vulnerability has known usage in a SonicWall Email Security exploit chain along with CVE-2021-20021 and CVE-2021-20022 to achieve privilege escalation. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2021-11-17 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Known | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20023

Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev


Details
Cwes CWE-22
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product SonicWall Email Security
Due Date 2021-11-17
Date Added 2021-11-03
Vendorproject SonicWall
Vulnerabilityname SonicWall Email Security Path Traversal Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Known

References

Created: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-20023

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2021-11-03 01:00 CET

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03

Scope
Notes: SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x contains a vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read an arbitrary file on the... | Affected: SonicWall / Email Security | CVSS: 4.9 (MEDIUM) | EPSS: 0.51407 | Used in malware: yes | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Confirmed Compromise

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian


Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x contains a vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read an arbitrary file on the...
Cve Id CVE-2021-20023
Vendor SonicWall
Ghsa Id None
Product Email Security
Added Date 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 4.9
Epss Score 0.51407
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.9891
Used In Malware yes
Vulnerability Id CVE-2021-20023
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False

References

Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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