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critical 9.8

CVE-2023-34132 json

Use of password hash instead of password for authentication vulnerability in SonicWall GMS and Analytics allows Pass-the-Hash attacks.

published 2023-07-13 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-38234

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.7%
EPSS 7.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

Summary

Use of password hash instead of password for authentication vulnerability in SonicWall GMS and Analytics allows Pass-the-Hash attacks. This issue affects GMS: 9.3.2-SP1 and earlier versions; Analytics: 2.5.0.4-R7 and earlier versions.

Patch / fix

  • sonicwall global_management_system 9.3.2

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/sonicwall_shell_injection_cve_2023_34124)
  2. Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

7.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • SonicWall GMS
  • SonicWall Analytics

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-836 Use of Password Hash Instead of Password for Authentication

References

Sources

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