CVE-2024-40766

Description

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.

References

https://securelist.com/malware-report-q3-2024-non-mobile-statistics/114695/

https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/new-ymir-ransomware-exploits-memory-for.html

https://securityaffairs.com/170359/cyber-crime/fog-akira-ransomware-sonicwall-vpn-flaw.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fog-ransomware-targets-sonicwall-vpns-to-breach-corporate-networks/

https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/arctic-wolf-labs-observes-increased-fog-and-akira-ransomware-activity-linked-to-sonicwall-ssl-vpn/

https://thehackernews.com/2024/10/ransomware-gangs-use-lockbits-fame-to.html

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/akira-ransomware-continues-to-evolve/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sonicwall-sslvpn-access-control-flaw-is-now-exploited-in-attacks/

https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/arctic-wolf-observes-akira-ransomware-campaign-targeting-sonicwall-sslvpn-accounts/

https://securityonline.info/sonicwall-issues-urgent-patch-for-critical-firewall-vulnerability-cve-2024-40766/?&web_view=true

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0015

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3