Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in SMA 100 - #VU56856

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in SMA 100 - #VU56856

Published: September 24, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56856
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SMA 100
Software vendor:
SonicWall

Description

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 updates from vendor's website.

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