CVE-2020-5148
SonicWall SSO-agent default configuration uses NetAPI to probe the associated IP's in the network...
CVE-2020-5148 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Sonicwall Directory Services Connector, published March 5, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.2 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.89%EPSS, 59th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
SonicWall SSO-agent default configuration uses NetAPI to probe the associated IP's in the network, this client probing method allows a potential attacker to capture the password hash of the privileged user and potentially forces the SSO Agent to authenticate allowing an attacker to bypass firewall access controls.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | l0lsec/CVE-2020-5148 | 2026-07-25 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SonicWall SSO-agent default configuration uses NetAPI to probe the associated IP's in the network, this client probing method allows a potential attacker to capture the password hash of the privileged user and potentially forces the SSO Agent to authenticate allowing an attacker to bypass firewall access controls.
- Record
CVE-2020-5148- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
SonicWall SSO-agent default configuration uses NetAPI to probe the associated IP's in the network, this client probing method allows a potential attacker to capture the password hash of the privileged user and potentially forces the SSO Agent to authenticate allowing an attacker to bypass firewall access controls.
- Record
CVE-2020-5148- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26395No score
SonicWall SSO-agent default configuration uses NetAPI to probe the associated IP's in the network, this client probing method allows a potential attacker to capture the password hash of the privileged user and potentially forces the SSO Agent to authenticate allowing an attacker to bypass firewall access controls.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26395- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6q6g-vf9m-7mj7No score
SonicWall SSO-agent default configuration uses NetAPI to probe the associated IP's in the network...
SonicWall SSO-agent default configuration uses NetAPI to probe the associated IP's in the network, this client probing method allows a potential attacker to capture the password hash of the privileged user and potentially forces the SSO Agent to authenticate allowing an attacker to bypass firewall access controls.
- Record
GHSA-6q6g-vf9m-7mj7- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.