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TI-2021-14926 Aliases CVE-2021-36806GHSA-f39q-q9f3-6vmw

Cross-site scripting in Sophos Email Appliance

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A reflected XSS vulnerability allows an open redirect when the victim clicks a malicious link to an error page on Sophos Email Appliance older than version 4.5.3.4.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00432 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SophosSophos Email Appliance4.5.3.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Sophos Email Appliance VendorSophos Affected 4.5.3.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:email_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.5.3.4VulnerableSophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:email_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.5.3.4 Vulnerable ·Sophos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-36806
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f39q-q9f3-6vmw

References

Sources