CVE-2023-41715 Privilege escalation in SonicOS

What is CVE-2023-41715?

CVE-2023-41715 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Sonicos, published on 17 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SonicOS post-authentication Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the SonicOS SSL VPN Tunnel allows users to elevate their privileges inside the tunnel.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41715?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sonicwall Sonicos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-41715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Sonicwall Sonicos

• CVE-2020-5135 SonicWall SonicOS Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-40766 SonicWall SonicOS Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 9.3
• CVE-2024-53704 SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Exploited High 8.2
• CVE-2025-40600 Denial of service in SonicOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-22394 Auth bypass in SonicOS Critical 9.8

All Sonicwall Sonicos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-5572-2439-pvwc.