8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-20039
Juniper SMA Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 management interface '/cgi-bin/viewcert' POST http method allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user. This vulnerability affected SMA 200, 210, 400, 410 and 500v appliances.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 8, 2021, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-20039 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20039 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sonicwall sma_210_firmware
2 Sonicwall sma_410_firmware
3 Sonicwall sma_500v_firmware
4 Sonicwall sma_200_firmware
5 Sonicwall sma_400_firmware
6 Sonicwall sma_210
7 Sonicwall sma_410
8 Sonicwall sma_500v
9 Sonicwall sma_200
10 Sonicwall sma_400
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-20039.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165563/SonicWall-SMA-100-Series-Authenticated-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0026 Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165563/SonicWall-SMA-100-Series-Authenticated-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0026 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Collect some iot-related security articles, including vulnerability analysis, security conferences and papers, etc.

iot-security

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
285 stars 29 fork 29 watcher
Born at : Dec. 6, 2022, 1:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 47 different CVEs too.

SonicWall SMA-100 Unauth RCE Exploit (CVE-2021-20038)

exploit rce cve-2021-20038

Python

Updated: 5 months, 4 weeks ago
95 stars 24 fork 24 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2022, 2:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-20039 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • BleepingComputer
SonicWall urges admins to patch critical RCE flaw in SMA 100 devices

SonicWall urges customers to patch SMA 100 series appliances against a critical authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability that can let attackers gain remote code execution. The security flaw ( ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 24, 2025 (1 week, 3 days ago)
  • Ars Technica
Google finds custom backdoor being installed on SonicWall network devices

Researchers from the Google Threat Intelligence Group said that hackers are compromising SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances, which sit at the edge of enterprise networks and manage and se ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 16, 2025 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • Help Net Security
SonicWall SMA devices persistently infected with stealthy OVERSTEP backdoor and rootkit

Unknown intruders are targeting fully patched end-of-life SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances and deploying a novel, persistent backdoor / rootkit, analysts with Google’s Threat ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 16, 2025 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • BleepingComputer
SonicWall SMA devices hacked with OVERSTEP rootkit tied to ransomware

A threat actor has been deploying a previously unseen malware called OVERSTEP that modifies the boot process of fully-patched but no longer supported SonicWall Secure Mobile Access appliances. The bac ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 16, 2025 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • The Register
Crims hijacking fully patched SonicWall VPNs to deploy stealthy backdoor and rootkit

Unknown miscreants are exploiting fully patched, end-of-life SonicWall VPNs to deploy a previously unknown backdoor and rootkit, likely for data theft and extortion, according to Google's Threat Intel ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 16, 2025 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • The Hacker News
UNC6148 Backdoors Fully-Patched SonicWall SMA 100 Series Devices with OVERSTEP Rootkit

A threat activity cluster has been observed targeting fully-patched end-of-life SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances as part of a campaign designed to drop a backdoor called OVER ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 16, 2025 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • Google Cloud
Ongoing SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) Exploitation Campaign using the OVERSTEP Backdoor

Written by: Josh Goddard, Zander Work, Dimiter Andonov Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified an ongoing campaign by a suspected financially-motivated threat actor we trac ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 16, 2025 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-20039 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165563/SonicWall-SMA-100-Series-Authenticated-Command-Injection.html
    Added Reference https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0026
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165563/SonicWall-SMA-100-Series-Authenticated-Command-Injection.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165563/SonicWall-SMA-100-Series-Authenticated-Command-Injection.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165563/SonicWall-SMA-100-Series-Authenticated-Command-Injection.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0026 No Types Assigned https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0026 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_200_firmware:9.0.0.11-31sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_200_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_200_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_210_firmware:9.0.0.11-31sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_210_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_210_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_410_firmware:9.0.0.11-31sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_410_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_410_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_400_firmware:9.0.0.11-31sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_400_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_400_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware:9.0.0.11-31sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware:10.2.0.8-37sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware:10.2.1.1-19sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_500v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-20039 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

53.66 }} -3.10%

score

0.97824

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