# CVE-2021-20021

A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2021-20021
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2021-11-17; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 88.78% (percentile 99.8)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 1 GitHub proof of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2023-09-07)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2021-04-20)
- Weakness: CWE-269
- Published: 2021-04-09

## Affected versions

- SonicWall Email Security: affected 10.0.9 and earlier

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0007
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-20021

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