CVE-2024-53704
Published 2025-01-09 · Updated 2026-08-04 · Source PSIRT@sonicwall.com
Summary
CVE-2024-53704 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in SonicWall SonicOS. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 18, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 11, 2025. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. SonicWall has 19 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 13 of them linked to ransomware.
All 19 known-exploited SonicWall vulnerabilities →Description
An Improper Authentication vulnerability in the SSLVPN authentication mechanism allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: SonicWall — SonicOS
Name: SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-02-18 · Due: 2025-03-11
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

