What is CVE-2020-5147?

CVE-2020-5147 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Netextender, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-5147?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-5147 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Sonicwall Netextender

CVE-2020-5147

SonicWall NetExtender Windows client vulnerable to unquoted service path vulnerability, this allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges in the host operating system. This vulnerability impact SonicWall NetExtender Windows client v…

EPSS: 0.017 (74.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Sonicwall Netextender
Sonicwall Netextender — versions 10.2.300 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

PSIRT@sonicwall.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
PSIRT@sonicwall.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5147?: CVE-2020-5147 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Netextender, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-5147?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-5147 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.