SonicWall Email Security <= 10.0.9.x - Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation Detection
10
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""SonicWall Email Security version 10."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'SonicWall Email Security <= 10.0.9.x - Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation Detection',
'description': '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.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2021', 'sonicwall', 'email-security', 'auth-bypass', 'kev', 'passive', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://www.sonicwall.com/support/product-notification/security-notice-sonicwall-email-security-zero-day-vulnerabilities/210416112932360',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20021',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2021-20021',
}
def run(self):
path = '/login.html'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
header_any = ('Apache-Coyote/1.1',)
if any(m in headers for m in header_any):
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason='SonicWall Email Security <= 10.0.9.x - Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation detected',
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.6High risk
Vulners AI Score8.6
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.8878
SSVC