Privilege escalation in SonicWall SMA 100 Series
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
SMA 100 Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances |
| Vendor | SonicWall |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU56856
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSMA 100: 9.0.0.10-28sv - 10.2.1.0-17sv
External linkshttp://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0020
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
