High severity · published Jan 9, 2025
CVE-2024-53706
A vulnerability in the Gen7 SonicOS Cloud platform NSv, allows a remote authenticated local low-privileged attacker to elevate privileges to `root` and potentially lead to code…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Gen7 SonicOS Cloud platform NSv, allows a remote authenticated local low-privileged attacker to elevate privileges to `root` and potentially lead to code execution.
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)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SO
SonicOS · SonicWall
7.1.1-7058 and older versions; 7.1.2-7019 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53706
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53706
psirt.global.sonicwall.com
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0003
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