CVE-2021-20038: in the CISA KEV catalogue
SonicWall SMA 100 Appliances Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CISA added CVE-2021-20038 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2022-01-28 with a default due date of 2022-02-11. Known ransomware campaign use: Known. Forensic triage flag: No.
SonicWall SMA 100 devies are vulnerable to an unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability where exploitation can result in code execution. (CISA description)
- Vendor / product
- SonicWall SMA 100 Appliances
- CWE
- CWE-121
- CISA required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS
- 100%, percentile 99 (scored 2026-11-03)
EPSS puts nearly every time in 100 odds (100%) on exploitation activity being observed in the next 30 days. Its score is higher than or equal to that of 99% of scored CVEs. This is a model estimate about exploitation anywhere, not about your environment.
Vendor and reference links (from CISA)
Your own deadline under CISA BOD 26-04 depends on exposure, automatability and technical impact: work it out with the BOD 26-04 calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is CVE-2021-20038 in the CISA KEV catalogue?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2021-20038 (SonicWall SMA 100 Appliances Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2022-01-28. CISA's default due date for it is 2022-02-11.
Is CVE-2021-20038 used in ransomware attacks?
CISA marks known ransomware campaign use as Known for CVE-2021-20038.
What should I do about CVE-2021-20038?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Sources
- CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (accessed 2026-11-03)
- FIRST, Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) (EPSS by FIRST; scores generated by Empirical Security)
- NVD record for CVE-2021-20038