CVE-2021-20028

SonicWall Secure Remote Access (SRA) SQL Injection Vulnerability

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 28 Mar 2022
  • Used in ransomware campaigns

Description

Improper neutralization of a SQL Command leading to SQL Injection vulnerability impacting end-of-life Secure Remote Access (SRA) products, specifically the SRA appliances running all 8.x firmware and 9.0.0.9-26sv or earlier

Key facts

Published
4 Aug 2021
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
sonicwall
KEV added
28 Mar 2022
KEV fix due
18 Apr 2022
Used in ransomware
Yes, according to CISA
EPSS
30.084% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.242% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
SonicWallSonicWall SRA/SMA100
  • 8.x firmware (affected)
  • 9.0.0.9-26sv and earlier. (affected)

Timeline

  1. 4 Aug 2021 Published
  2. 28 Mar 2022 CVE-2021-20028 added to CISA KEV
  3. 28 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

Practice this bug class

HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on SQL injection (CWE-89).

References