CVE-2020-5144 Privilege escalation in SonicWall Global VPN Client
An unprivileged user can elevate privileges to SYSTEM via process hijacking in the SonicWall Global VPN Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5144?
CVE-2020-5144 is a high-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Global VPN Client, published on 28 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
SonicWall Global VPN client version 4.10.4.0314 and earlier allows unprivileged windows user to elevate privileges to SYSTEM through loaded process hijacking vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5144?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sonicwall Global Vpn Client.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5144?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5144 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5144 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SonicWall Global VPN Client
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chff-f3vg-4g9c.