{"cve":"CVE-2024-40766","nvd":{"published":"2024-08-23T07:15:03.643","modified":"2026-09-21T21:17:02.403","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"references":["https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0015","https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-40766"],"products":["sonicwall:sonicos"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:16.205165117+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-40766","score":0.18379,"percentile":0.97229,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2024-40766","date_added":"2024-09-09","due_date":"2024-09-30","vendor":"SonicWall","product":"SonicOS","known_ransomware":true},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}