High severity · published Oct 27, 2023
CVE-2023-44220
SonicWall NetExtender Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) client 10.2.336 and earlier versions have a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in the start-up DLL component
7.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SonicWall NetExtender Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) client 10.2.336 and earlier versions have a DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability in the start-up DLL component. Successful exploitation via a local attacker could result in command execution in the target system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% 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
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44220
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44220
Vendor Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0017
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