What is CVE-2024-53706?

CVE-2024-53706 is a high-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Sonicos, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-53706?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in SonicWall Sonicos

CVE-2024-53706

A vulnerability in the Gen7 SonicOS Cloud platform NSv, allows a remote authenticated local low-privileged attacker to elevate privileges to `root` and potentially lead to code execution.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (26.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sonicwall Sonicos — versions 7.1.1-7058 and older versions, 7.1.2-7019

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

PSIRT@sonicwall.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53706?: CVE-2024-53706 is a high-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Sonicos, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-53706?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.