A post-authentication format string vulnerability in SonicOS management allows a remote…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A post-authentication format string vulnerability in SonicOS management allows a remote attacker to crash a firewall and potentially leads to code execution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonicWall | SonicOS | 6.5.4.15-117n and older versions; 7.0.1-5161 and older version; 7.1.2-7019; 8.0.0-8035 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SonicOS VendorSonicWall Affected 6.5.4.15-117n and older versions; 7.0.1-5161 and older version; 7.1.2-7019; 8.0.0-8035 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
SonicWall SonicOS — psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0004
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-11865 Stack-based buffer overflow in SonicWall SonicOSPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2024-11867 A post-authentication absolute path traversal vulnerability in SonicOS management allows…Priority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12805
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-373j-x448-854g
References
More SonicWall vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-57684 Server-side request forgery in SonicWall SMA1000 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-12965 Server-side request forgery in SonicWall SMA1000 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-16819 Deserialization of untrusted data in SonicWall SMA1000 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-03356 Stack-based buffer overflow in SonicWall SMA100 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-03349 SQL injection in SonicWall SRA/SMA100 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-12805 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12805 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-373j-x448-854g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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