CVE-2021-20025 Hardcoded credentials in Email Security Virtual Appliance
Attackers can remotely access freshly installed SonicWall Email Security appliances using default credentials before they are connected to MySonicWall.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-20025?
CVE-2021-20025 is a high-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security Virtual Appliance, published on 13 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20025?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sonicwall Email Security Virtual Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20025?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-20025 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20025 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxhc-5wv5-j4r5.