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Is CVE-2021-20028 being exploited?

Ransomware crews are using this

CISA has linked this vulnerability to known ransomware campaigns. Treat any exposed instance as an active incident, not a patching ticket.

SonicWall Secure Remote Access (SRA) SQL Injection Vulnerability

SonicWall · Secure Remote Access (SRA)

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 30% no public exploit indexed ransomware Fix deadline passed 18 April 2022

What it is

SonicWall Secure Remote Access (SRA) products contain an improper neutralization of a SQL Command leading to SQL injection.

Why we say that

  • Linked by CISA to known ransomware campaigns
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-04-18) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

What it costs when this goes wrong

This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. This vulnerability is used in ransomware campaigns; here is what ransomware has cost UK organisations at the regulator.

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