Auth bypass in SonicWall Sonicos

CVE-2019-7479

A vulnerability in SonicOS allow authenticated read-only admin can elevate permissions to configuration mode. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.12-4o and earlier, Gen 6 version 6.2.7.4-32n, 6.5.1.4-4n, 6.5.2.3-4n, 6.5.3.3-3n, 6.2.7.10-3n, 6.4.1.0-3n, 6.5.3.3-3n, 6.5.1.9-4n and SonicOSv 6.5.0.2-8v_RC363 (VMWARE), 6.5.0.2.8v_RC367 (AZURE), SonicOSv 6.5.0.2.8v_RC368 (AWS), SonicOSv 6.5.0.2.8v_RC366 (HYPER_V).

EPSS: 0.009 (58.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7479?
CVE-2019-7479 is a high-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Sonicos, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2019-7479?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.