critical9.8Known exploited
CVE-2024-40766
SonicWall SonicOS Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2024-09-09. Federal due date: 2024-09-30.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Impact
An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access, potentially leading to unauthorized resource access and in specific conditions, causing the firewall to crash. This issue affects SonicWall Firewall Gen 5 and Gen 6 devices, as well as Gen 7 devices running SonicOS 7.0.1-5035 and older versions.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sonicwall | Sonicos | before 5.9.2.14-13o before 6.5.2.8-2n before 6.5.4.15.116n through 7.0.1-5035 |