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SonicWall SonicOS: SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability

SonicWall SonicOS

SonicWall SonicOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability in the SSLVPN authentication mechanism that allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-02-18.

Why this severity: CVSS 8.2 (CISA ADP, v3.1); actively exploited (CISA KEV); known ransomware use

Started: Feb 18, 2025
Closed: Feb 18, 2025
CVE: CVE-2024-53704

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Updated Feb 18, 2025

Affected

See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

Fixed in

See vendor advisory linked in sources

Timeline1

Feb 18, 2025
CISA added CVE-2024-53704 to the KEV catalog (due 2025-03-11).

Advisories3

Notes & caveats

Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. CVSS from the CVE record (cvelistV5). Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record; verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier; many entries are older CVEs newly confirmed as exploited in 2025).

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