# CVE-2024-53704

An Improper Authentication vulnerability in the SSLVPN authentication mechanism allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2024-53704
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2025-02-18; CISA due date 2025-03-11; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 95.31%
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 3 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2025-01-22)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact partial (assessed 2025-02-18)
- Weakness: CWE-287
- Published: 2025-01-09

## Affected versions

- SonicWall SonicOS: affected 7.1.1-7058 and older versions; 7.1.2-7019; 8.0.0-8035

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [advisory] https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0003
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-53704

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