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CVE-2023-44218: sonicwall netextender Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 03-10-2023Last modified 20-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-44218 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions vulnerability in sonicwall netextender. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw within the SonicWall NetExtender Pre-Logon feature enables an unauthorized user to gain access to the host Windows operating system with 'SYSTEM' level privileges, leading to a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.20% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sonicwall1 product
  • netextender10.2.336 and earlier versions | ≤ 10.2.336

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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