What is CVE-2019-7489?

CVE-2019-7489 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Email Security Appliance, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-7489?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-7489 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Sonicwall Email Security Appliance

CVE-2019-7489

A vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security appliance allow an unauthenticated user to perform remote code execution. This vulnerability affected Email Security Appliance version 10.0.2 and earlier.

EPSS: 0.053 (91.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sonicwall Email Security Appliance — versions 10.0.2 and earlier
Sonicwall Email_security_appliance

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

nromsdahl/CVE-2019-7489

References

PSIRT@sonicwall.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7489?: CVE-2019-7489 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Email Security Appliance, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-7489?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-7489 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.