9.8

CVE-2024-40762: sonicwall sonicos

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 09-01-2025Last modified 09-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40762 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in sonicwall sonicos. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.03%
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. 09-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in the SonicOS SSLVPN authentication token generator that, in certain cases, can be predicted by an attacker potentially resulting in authentication bypass.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 1.04% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.03%

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
  • sonicos7.1.1-7058 and older versions | 7.1.2-7019 | 8.0.0-8035

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links