CVE-2021-20023 SonicWall Email Security Path Traversal Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

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Ransomware campaigns Known to be used

Weakness CWE-22

Description

SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x contains a vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read an arbitrary file on the remote host.

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Email Security	Versions not published

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