CVE-2023-44218

HIGH

SonicWall NetExtender < 10.2.336 - Unauthenticated Local Privilege Escalation via Pre-Logon Feature

Title source: llm

Description

A flaw within the SonicWall NetExtender Pre-Logon feature enables an unauthorized user to gain access to the host Windows operating system with 'SYSTEM' level privileges, leading to a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0014

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0020

EPSS Percentile 10.1%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-267

Status published

Products (1)

sonicwall/netextender < 10.2.336

Published Oct 03, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026