Improper privilege management in SonicOS - CVE-2024-53706
Published: January 8, 2025 / Updated: January 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102456
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53706
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
SonicOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53706
Install updates from vendor's website.
SonicOS - addressed in versions 6.5.5.1-6n, 7.0.1-5165, 7.1.3-7015, 8.0.0-8037