CVE-2015-4173

MEDIUM 6.9CVE-2015-4173 · Published 26/08/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-4173 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability affecting netextender (sonicwall).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.1%, higher than 81.4% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 8.0.238, 7.5.227 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
netextender sonicwall	`≥ 8.0, < 8.0.238< 7.5.227`	`8.0.2387.5.227`

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.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1033417 · Third Party Advisory
support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537 · Broken Link

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

netextender

sonicwall

≥ 8.0, < 8.0.238< 7.5.227

8.0.2387.5.227

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