CVE-2022-1701

Credential disclosure via shared hard-coded encryption key

Published May 13, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Hard-coded cryptographic key use in SonicWall SMA 1000 firmware 12.4.0 through 12.4.1-02965 allows local users to access encrypted credentials. The firmware encrypts stored data with a single embedded key shared across appliances instead of using an appliance-specific secret. Exploitation requires highly privileged local access and complex conditions; the published impact is confined to stored credential confidentiality and integrity.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability4.75%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded cryptographic key use in SonicWall SMA 1000 firmware 12.4.0 through 12.4.1-02965 allows local users to access encrypted credentials. The firmware encrypts stored data with a single embedded key shared across appliances instead of using an appliance-specific secret. Exploitation requires highly privileged local access and complex conditions; the published impact is confined to stored credential confidentiality and integrity.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-1701
Published
May 13, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
SonicWall
Product
SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series
Classifications
CWE-798, CWE-321, T1212
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.4.0
  2. Affected versionversion=12.4.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

SonicWall · SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Seriesversion=12.4.0; version=12.4.1

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.7SonicWallCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
T1212Exploitation for Credential Access

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