CVE-2023-44217

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 3, 2023 at 07:54 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNetExtender

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in SonicWall Net Extender MSI client for Windows 10.2.336 and earlier versions allows a local low-privileged user to gain system privileges through running repair functionality.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 10.2.336

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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