# 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.

- **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:** 27 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2872-q84r-25gg

## 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 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44219?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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

- [CVE-2020-5148](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5148/): Auth bypass in Directory Services Connector (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44219 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44219 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SonicWall Directory Services Connector. 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-2023-44219/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44219/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44219
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44219
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44219

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44219/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.