Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2021 · Assigned by sonicwall

CVE-2021-20025

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity hard-coded credentials in Email Security Virtual Appliance from SonicWall. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

SonicWall Email Security Virtual Appliance version 10.0.9 and earlier versions contain a default username and a password that is used at initial setup. An attacker could exploit this transitional/temporary user account from the trusted domain to access the Virtual Appliance remotely only when the device is freshly installed and not connected to Mysonicwall.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
SonicWall Email Security Virtual Appliance 10.0.9 and earlier

Weakness: CWE-798

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