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SonicWall SonicOS Improper Access Control Vulnerability

SonicWall - SonicOS · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2024-09-09. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CVE-2024-40766

CriticalCVSS 9.8KEV
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Unauthorized resource access and potential firewall crash could lead to network disruptions and security breaches.

Recommendation

Update SonicOS to the latest version and restrict management interface access from untrusted networks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS