CVE-2021-20023 (GCVE-0-2021-20023)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-04-20 11:55
Modified
2025-10-21 23:25
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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.
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| SonicWall | Email Security |
Version: 10.0.9 and earlier |
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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-2021-20023
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