CVE-2021-20037

HIGH 7.8CVE-2021-20037 · Published 21/09/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-20037 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting global vpn client (sonicwall).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.42%, higher than 36.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
global vpn client sonicwall	`≤ 4.10.5`	No fix yet

Description

SonicWall Global VPN Client 4.10.5 installer (32-bit and 64-bit) incorrect default file permission vulnerability leads to privilege escalation which potentially allows command execution in the host operating system. This vulnerability impacts GVC 4.10.5 installer and earlier.

References

psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0024 · Vendor Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

global vpn client

sonicwall

≤ 4.10.5

No fix yet

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