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CVE-2024-53704
An Improper Authentication vulnerability in the SSLVPN authentication mechanism allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
High8.2Known exploitedEPSS 95.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- sonicwall
Description
An Improper Authentication vulnerability in the SSLVPN authentication mechanism allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability.
- Added
- 18 Feb 2025
- Fix due (US federal)
- 11 Mar 2025
- Used by ransomware
- Known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 95.3% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.2.
Weakness
Affected products
References (2)
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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