# CVE-2019-7487: Path traversal in SonicOS

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious binary in the unquoted installation path of the SonicWall NACagent on Windows.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g33f-w5h5-7xvg

## What is CVE-2019-7487?

CVE-2019-7487 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sonicwall Sonicos, published on 19 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Installation of the SonicOS SSLVPN NACagent 3.5 on the Windows operating system, an autorun value is created does not put the path in quotes, so if a malicious binary by an attacker within the parent path could allow code execution.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7487?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sonicwall Sonicos, Sonicwall Sonicos Sslvpn Nacagent.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-7487?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-7487 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sonicwall Sonicos

- [CVE-2020-5135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5135/): SonicWall SonicOS Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-40766](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-40766/): SonicWall SonicOS Improper Access Control (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-53704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53704/): SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication (high 8.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-40600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40600/): Denial of service in SonicOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-22394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22394/): Auth bypass in SonicOS (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-7487 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-7487 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sonicwall Sonicos, published on 19 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sonicwall Sonicos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7487/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7487/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7487
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7487
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7487

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