Improper privilege management in SonicOS - CVE-2024-53706
Published: January 8, 2025 / Updated: January 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102456
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53706
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SonicWall
Affected software:
SonicOS
SonicOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the Gen7 SonicOS Cloud platform NSv (AWS and Azure editions only). A local user can escalate privileges to root and execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53706
Install updates from vendor's website.