CVE-2020-5131
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
SonicWall NetExtender Windows client vulnerable to arbitrary file write vulnerability, this allows attacker to overwrite a DLL and execute code with the same privilege in the host operating system. This vulnerability impact SonicWall NetExtender Windows client version 9.0.815 and earlier.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
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affected products (2)
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references (5)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47989cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5131cnnvd
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2020-0004cnnvd
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2020-0004enisa_euvd
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2020-0004Vendor Advisorynvd
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