CVE-2022-2324

Improperly Implemented Security Check vulnerability in the SonicWall Hosted Email Security leads to bypass of Capture ATP security service in the appliance. This vulnerability impacts 10.0.17.7319 and earlier versions

Published: 2022-07-29 Last update: 2025-10-31 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-2324 is rated Moderate Risk (42.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2324

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.09% -0.79%
2 2022-07-30 0.89%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-2324

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-2324

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-2324

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sonicwall hosted_email_security <= 10.0.17.7319 cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:hosted_email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-2324

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