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CVE-2022-1701


SonicWall SMA1000 series firmware 12.4.0, 12.4.1-02965 and earlier versions uses a shared and hard-coded encryption key to store data.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from sonicwall, from sonicwall, from sonicwall and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2022-05-13T20:15:07.870

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:41:16.790

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-321
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-798

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System sonicwall sma_6200_firmware 12.4.0 Yes
Operating System sonicwall sma_6200_firmware 12.4.1 Yes
Hardware sonicwall sma_6200 - No
Operating System sonicwall sma_6210_firmware 12.4.0 Yes
Operating System sonicwall sma_6210_firmware 12.4.1 Yes
Hardware sonicwall sma_6210 - No
Operating System sonicwall sma_7200_firmware 12.4.0 Yes
Operating System sonicwall sma_7200_firmware 12.4.1 Yes
Hardware sonicwall sma_7200 - No
Operating System sonicwall sma_7210_firmware 12.4.0 Yes
Operating System sonicwall sma_7210_firmware 12.4.1 Yes
Hardware sonicwall sma_7210 - No
Operating System sonicwall sma_8000v_firmware 12.4.0 Yes
Operating System sonicwall sma_8000v_firmware 12.4.1 Yes
Hardware sonicwall sma_8000v - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sonicwall's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.