An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access, potentially leading to unauthorized resource access and in specific conditions, causing the firewall to crash. This issue affects SonicWall Firewall Gen 5 and Gen 6 devices, as well as Gen 7 devices running SonicOS 7.0.1-5035 and older versions.
This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, 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), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 52 products from sonicwall, from sonicwall, from sonicwall and 49 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2024, 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.
2024-08-23T07:15:03.643
2025-10-31T15:56:26.010
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | sonicwall | sonicos | < 5.9.2.14-13o | Yes |
| Hardware | sonicwall | soho | - | No |
| Operating System | sonicwall | sonicos | < 6.5.2.8-2n | Yes |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nssp_12400 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nssp_12800 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | sm9800 | - | No |
| Operating System | sonicwall | sonicos | < 6.5.4.15.116n | Yes |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_2650 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_3600 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_3650 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_4600 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_4650 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_5600 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_5650 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_6600 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_6650 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | sm_9200 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | sm_9250 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | sm_9400 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | sm_9450 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | sm_9600 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | sm_9650 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | soho_250 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | soho_250w | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | sohow | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_300 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_300p | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_300w | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_350 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_350w | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_400 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_400w | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_500 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_500w | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_600 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz_600p | - | No |
| Operating System | sonicwall | sonicos | ≤ 7.0.1-5035 | Yes |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_2700 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_3700 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_4700 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_5700 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nsa_6700 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nssp_10700 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nssp_11700 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | nssp_13700 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz270 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz270w | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz370 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz370w | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz470 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz470w | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz570 | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz570p | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz570w | - | No |
| Hardware | sonicwall | tz670 | - | No |
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.