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High severity · published Oct 3, 2023
CVE-2023-44217
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in SonicWall Net Extender MSI client for Windows 10.2.336 and earlier versions allows a local low-privileged user to gain system…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in SonicWall Net Extender MSI client for Windows 10.2.336 and earlier versions allows a local low-privileged user to gain system privileges through running repair functionality.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
Netextender · Sonicwall
through 10.2.336 · source: NVD
Affected product
NE
Netextender
Sonicwall
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44217
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44217
Broken Link
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0013
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jw5c-8746-98g5
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