CVE-2020-5135

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a malicious request to the firewall. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version 7.0.0.0.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-120

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
SonicWallSonicOSSonicOS 6.5.4.7-79n and earlier; SonicOS 6.5.1.11-4n and earlier; SonicOS 6.0.5.3-93o and earlier; SonicOSv 6.5.4.4-44v-21-794 and earlier; SonicOS 7.0.0.0-1

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 12, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Mar 15, 2022
NVD status
Analyzed

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