What is CVE-2023-44218?

CVE-2023-44218 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Netextender, classified under Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-44218?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-44218 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Sonicwall Netextender

CVE-2023-44218

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (24.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sonicwall Netextender — versions 10.2.336 and earlier versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-267 — Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0014 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-44218?: CVE-2023-44218 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Netextender, classified under Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-44218?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-44218 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.