CVE-2015-4173

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-08-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

Affected products

SonicWall NetExtender: before 7.5.227; from 8.0 before 8.0.238 — fixed in 7.5.227, 8.0.238

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SonicWall NetExtender 7.5.227, 8.0.238. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033417
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537

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