SB2021092408 - Privilege escalation in SonicWall SMA 100 Series
Published: September 24, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021092408
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error, when High Availability (HA) pair is active. A local user or a malicious actor who can obtain a 'nobody' user shell on an impacted SMA100 device can execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.