CVE-2021-20023 — SonicWall Email Security Path Traversal Vulnerability
2021-11-03 • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
[event] 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.
> AFFECTED SOFTWARE
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Vendor | SonicWall |
| Product | SonicWall Email Security |
| CWE | CWE-22 |
| CVE ID | CVE-2021-20023 |
| Date Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due Date | 2021-11-17 |
| Ransomware Campaign | Known — this vulnerability has been leveraged in ransomware campaigns |
> MITIGATION
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Due Date: 2021-11-17