SYSTEM privilege escalation via MSI recovery feature
Published Oct 27, 2023 · Updated Sep 9, 2024
Local privilege escalation in SonicWall Directory Services Connector 4.1.21 and earlier allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. The vendor identifies the Windows Installer recovery feature as the trigger but has not disclosed the file, service, or permission error that permits elevation. Exploitation requires low-privileged access to the installed host and grants control at the Windows SYSTEM privilege level.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in SonicWall Directory Services Connector 4.1.21 and earlier allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. The vendor identifies the Windows Installer recovery feature as the trigger but has not disclosed the file, service, or permission error that permits elevation. Exploitation requires low-privileged access to the installed host and grants control at the Windows SYSTEM privilege level.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-44219
- Published
- Oct 27, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 9, 2024
- Vendor
- SonicWall
- Product
- Directory Services Connector
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <4.1.21
- Affected versionversion=4.1.21 and earlier versions
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