Email Security vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product5 known exploited1 versions
The short answer

Email Security is made by SonicWall. We track 10 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 1 version. 5 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 1 May 2023. SonicWall lists newer releases under their own names, such as Email Security Appliance, so check those pages too.

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The most recent Email Security flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2021-45046, on 1 May 2023. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Other names

Is Email Security listed under other names? Yes.

SonicWall also lists Email Security under more specific names, such as Email Security Appliance and Email Security Virtual Appliance. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.

Versions

Which versions of Email Security do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 10.0.12" means every version up to, but not including, 10.0.12. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2021-45046Exploited list, 1 May 2023

    Apache Log4j2 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

    before 10.0.12
  • CVE-2021-44228Exploited list, 10 Dec 2021

    Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    before 10.0.13
  • CVE-2021-20021Exploited list, 3 Nov 2021

    SonicWall Email Security Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

    before 10.0.9.6103
  • CVE-2021-20022Exploited list, 3 Nov 2021

    SonicWall Email Security Unrestricted Upload of File Vulnerability

    before 10.0.9.6103
  • CVE-2021-20023Exploited list, 3 Nov 2021

    SonicWall Email Security Path Traversal Vulnerability

    before 10.0.9.6173
Known exploited

Which Email Security vulnerabilities are being exploited?

5 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 9.0
    CVE-2021-45046CriticalKnown exploited
    Apache Log4j2 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

    Apache Log4j2 contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability due to the incomplete fix of CVE-2021-44228, where the Thread Context Lookup Pattern is vulnerable to remote code execution in certain...

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since1 May 2023
  2. 10.0
    CVE-2021-44228CriticalKnown exploited
    Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Apache Log4j2 contains a vulnerability where JNDI features do not protect against attacker-controlled JNDI-related endpoints, allowing for remote code execution.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since10 Dec 2021
  3. 9.8
    CVE-2021-20021CriticalKnown exploited
    SonicWall Email Security Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

    SonicWall Email Security contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host.

    Chance of use89%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
  4. 7.2
    CVE-2021-20022HighKnown exploited
    SonicWall Email Security Unrestricted Upload of File Vulnerability

    SonicWall Email Security contains an unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to upload a file to the remote host.

    Chance of use17%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
  5. 4.9
    CVE-2021-20023MediumKnown exploited
    SonicWall Email Security Path Traversal Vulnerability

    SonicWall Email Security contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read files on the remote host.

    Chance of use52%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which Email Security flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%

    Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 (excluding 2.12.3 and 2.3.1) did not protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups.

    CVSS5.9Published18 Dec 2021
  2. >99%
    CVE-2021-45046CriticalKnown exploited

    It was found that the fix to address CVE-2021-44228 in Apache Log4j 2.15.0 was incomplete in certain non-default configurations.

    CVSS9.0Published14 Dec 2021
  3. 89%
    CVE-2021-20021CriticalKnown exploited

    A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host.

    CVSS9.8Published9 Apr 2021
  4. 61%

    Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and speculative execution of memory reads before the addresses of all prior memory writes are known may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an...

    CVSS5.5Published22 May 2018
  5. 52%
    CVE-2021-20023MediumKnown exploited

    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.

    CVSS4.9Published20 Apr 2021
  6. 17%
    CVE-2021-20022HighKnown exploited

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

    CVSS7.2Published9 Apr 2021
  7. 0.7%

    SonicWall Email Security contains a vulnerability that could permit a remote unauthenticated attacker access to an error page that includes sensitive information about users email addresses.

    CVSS5.3Published14 Feb 2023
  8. 0.6%

    Improperly Implemented Security Check vulnerability in the SonicWall Hosted Email Security leads to bypass of Capture ATP security service in the appliance.

    CVSS7.5Published29 Jul 2022
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We track 10 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Email Security, across 1 version. The most recent Email Security flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2021-45046, on 1 May 2023.

5 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-20021.

SonicWall also lists Email Security under more specific names, such as Email Security Appliance and Email Security Virtual Appliance. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2021-45046, affects before 10.0.12. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Email Security. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.