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.

Published 2023-10-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

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, 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.