CVE•Published 2024-08-23•1 article on news•7 live references•NVD data
CVE-2024-40766
Vulnerability data via CVEDB (Shodan)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS percentile
96
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 4% of all CVEs
Description
An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access, potentially leading to unauthorized resource access and in specific conditions, causing the firewall to crash. This issue affects SonicWall Firewall Gen 5 and Gen 6 devices, as well as Gen 7 devices running SonicOS 7.0.1-5035 and older versions.
Timeline
Published 2024-08-23
External references
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More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2024-40766Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2024-40766Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2024-40766Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2024-40766GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2024-40766" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (5)
CVE-2024-407665 repos
Ostorlab/KEVunknown
Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.
mrhenrike/FirewallXPL-ForgePython
Perimeter security exploitation framework — 164 modules covering FW, NGFW, UTM, WAF, VPN, NAC, LB, and OT/ICS firewalls (Fortinet, Cisco, Palo Alto, F5, Citrix, Check Point, SonicW…
Vulnetix/breach-notesGo
Breach intelligence notes: structured YAML records of breach reports, advisories, and cyber incidents
bugsyhewitt/hellhoundPython
Necromancer suite: hellhound (offensive security tool)
1337or420/SonicWall-SMA-Security-ScannerGo
SonicWall SMA Security Scanner - это многопоточный сканер уязвимостей для устройств SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA). Инструмент способен обнаруживать и эксплуатировать различн…