CVE-2021-20039 (GCVE-0-2021-20039)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-12-08 09:55
Modified
2025-09-05 17:09
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Summary
Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 management interface '/cgi-bin/viewcert' POST http method allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user. This vulnerability affected SMA 200, 210, 400, 410 and 500v appliances.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SonicWall SonicWall SMA100 Version: 9.0.0.11-31sv and earlier
Version: 10.2.0.8-37sv and earlier
Version: 10.2.1.1-19sv and earlier
Version: 10.2.1.2-24sv and earlier
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