Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 18.2%; technical severity is CVSS 9.8.
An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access, potentially leading to unauthorized resource access and in specific conditions, causing the firewall to crash. This issue affects SonicWall Firewall Gen 5 and Gen 6 devices, as well as Gen 7 devices running SonicOS 7.0.1-5035 and older versions.
Who should care
- Teams operating SonicOS
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether SonicOS is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- SonicWall Security advisory SNWLID 2024 0015
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.
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Advisory
Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-284
- Affected versions
- SonicWall SonicOS (End Excluding 5.9.2.14-13o | End Excluding 6.5.2.8-2n | End Excluding 6.5.4.15.116n | End Including 7.0.1-5035)
- Fixed versions
- SonicWall SonicOS (Fixed from 5.9.2.14-13o, 6.5.2.8-2n, 6.5.4.15.116n)
- Published
- 23 August 2024
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 18.2%
- Signal calculated at 76