CVE-2023-44218

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Published Oct 3, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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

SonicWall

NetExtender

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.2.336 and earlier versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-48577	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.215% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0014

History

Sep 20, 2024 7:30 PM Affected versions updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:netextender::::::::
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Sonicwall Netextender

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 20, 2024, 7:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: sonicwall
Published: Oct 3, 2023, 8:00 AM
Updated: Sep 20, 2024, 7:02 PM
Reserved: Sep 26, 2023, 11:29 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:59 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 3, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:27 AM

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