CVE-2015-4173

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Published Aug 26, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:netextender::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:netextender::::::windows::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-4196	Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.066% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537

History

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Subscriptions

Sonicwall Netextender

Weaknesses

CWE-428

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 26, 2015, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM
Reserved: Jun 3, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 26, 2015, 7:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM

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