CVE-2024-40766

CRITICAL(9.8)KEVRansomwareElevated Risk

SonicWall SonicOS Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Description

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.

KEV Information

Vendor
SonicWall
Product
SonicOS
Date Added
September 9, 2024
Due Date
September 30, 2024
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CVSS Score

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HOpen in Calculator
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9

CWEs

CWE-284Access Control

Improper Access Control

Affected Products

VendorProductVersion
sonicwallsonicos< 5.9.2.14-13o; < 6.5.2.8-2n; < 6.5.4.15.116n; <= 7.0.1-5035

Multiple CVSS Assessments

Source: [email protected](Primary)
9.8
CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0(Secondary)
9.3
CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

References

CVSS Score

9.8
CRITICAL(9.8)

EPSS Score

EPSS Score15.59%
EPSS Percentile96.5%

Dates

PublishedAugust 23, 2024
Last ModifiedJune 17, 2026
StatusAnalyzed
CVSS Versionv3.1

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