Weak default password cause vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security appliance which leads to attacker gain access to appliance database.

published 2019-12-23 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-17030

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

Weak default password cause vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security appliance which leads to attacker gain access to appliance database. This vulnerability affected Email Security Appliance version 10.0.2 and earlier.

Exploit prediction

1.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

SonicWall Email Security Appliance

Classification

Weakness

CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements

References

psirt.global.sonicwall.com /vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0014
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-7488
NVD CVE-2019-7488

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Summary