CVE-2023-44219

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Published Oct 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in SonicWall Directory Services Connector Windows MSI client 4.1.21 and earlier versions allows a local low-privileged user to gain system privileges through running the recovery feature.

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

Directory Services Connector

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.1.21 and earlier versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:directory_services_connector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft: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-2023-48578	A local privilege escalation vulnerability in SonicWall Directory Services Connector Windows MSI client 4.1.21 and earlier versions allows a local low-privileged user to gain system privileges through running the recovery feature.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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% (0.186% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0016

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Sonicwall Directory Services Connector

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 9, 2024, 3:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: sonicwall
Published: Oct 27, 2023, 7:22 AM
Updated: Sep 9, 2024, 3:23 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 27, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:27 AM

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