Sonicos
CVE-2023-41715
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply principle of least privilege, validate privilege transitions, implement proper role separation.
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This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), which allows attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel. Affected products include: Sonicwall Sonicos.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN contains an authentication bypass vulnerability allowing remote attackers to bypass authenticat
An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access, potentially lea
An OpenSSL TLS server may crash if sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client. Rated med
RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a local attacker who can modify any valid Response (
Wind River VxWorks has a Buffer Overflow in the TCP component (issue 1 of 4). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this v
Wind River VxWorks 6.6 through vx7 has Session Fixation in the TCP component. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulne
The X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT flag enables additional security checks of the certificates present in a certificate chain.
A Host Header Redirection vulnerability in SonicOS potentially allows a remote attacker to redirect firewall management
An improper authentication vulnerability has been identified in SonicWall SonicOS SSL-VPN feature, which in specific con
A Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS via HTTP request allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to
A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) and potentially exe
Wind River VxWorks 6.7 though 6.9 and vx7 has a Buffer Overflow in the TCP component (issue 3 of 4). Rated critical seve
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