SonicWall Critical Advisory - 20250129001¶
Overview¶
The WA SOC has been made aware of a critical authentication vulnerability in SonicOS products.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to hijack existing authenticated client SSLVPN sessions. Multi-factor authentication is bypassed during exploitation, facilitating initial access even via accounts with MFA enabled. Exploitation does not require the knowledge of an existing username or password.
What is vulnerable?¶
| Product(s) Affected | Version(s) | CVE | CVSS | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen7 Firewalls, Gen7 NSv | 7.1.1-7058 and older 7.1.2-7019 |
CVE-2024-53704 | 9.8 | Critical |
| TZ80 | Version 8.0.0-8035 | CVE-2024-53704 | 9.8 | Critical |
What has been observed?¶
There is no evidence of exploitation affecting Western Australian Government networks at the time of publishing.
Recommendation¶
The WA SOC recommends administrators apply the solutions as per vendor instructions to all affected devices within expected timeframe of 48 hours: