CVE-2023-44219 Privilege escalation in Directory Services Connector
A local low-privileged user can gain system privileges by exploiting the recovery feature in the SonicWall Directory Services Connector Windows client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-44219?
CVE-2023-44219 is a high-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Directory Services Connector, published on 27 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in SonicWall Directory Services Connector Windows MSI client 4.1.21 and earlier versions allows a local low-privileged user to gain system privileges through running the recovery feature.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44219?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sonicwall Directory Services Connector.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44219?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44219 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-44219 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44219 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SonicWall Directory Services Connector
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2872-q84r-25gg.