Path Traversal in SonicWall Sma100

CVE-2021-20034

An improper access control vulnerability in SMA100 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the path traversal checks and delete an arbitrary file potentially resulting in a reboot to factory default settings.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.810 (99.6th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-20034: held from 0.810 to 0.810.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.810 · newest: 0.810 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20034?
CVE-2021-20034 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Sma100, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-20034?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-20034 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.