CVE-2024-40762
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileDEEUNLRUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in the SonicOS SSLVPN authentication token generator that, in certain cases, can be predicted by an attacker potentially resulting in authentication bypass.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.1–9.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (18)
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advisories (2)
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- NCSC-2025-0004Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in SonicWall SonicOSNL2025-01-08csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Sonicwall heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in SonicOS voor Gen6 en Gen7 firewalls.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-0025SonicWall SonicOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-01-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler oder entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann diese Schwachstellen ausnutzen, um Root-Rechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben, die Authentifizierung zu umgehen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen.
also known as (4)
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references (3)
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