Path Traversal in SonicWall Email Security
CVE-2024-22398
An improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security Appliance could allow a remote attacker with administrative privileges to conduct a directory traversal attack and delete arbitrary files from the appliance file system.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SonicWall Email Security — versions 10.0.26.7807 and earlier versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0006 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-22398?
- CVE-2024-22398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2024-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-22398?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-22398 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.