CVE-2019-7479 — A vulnerability in SonicOS allow authenticated read-only admin can elevate permissions to configuration mode

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HIGH

A vulnerability in SonicOS allow authenticated read-only admin can elevate permissions to configuration mode

Published Dec 31, 2019

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.92%

Description

A vulnerability in SonicOS allow authenticated read-only admin can elevate permissions to configuration mode. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.12-4o and earlier, Gen 6 version 6.2.7.4-32n, 6.5.1.4-4n, 6.5.2.3-4n, 6.5.3.3-3n, 6.2.7.10-3n, 6.4.1.0-3n, 6.5.3.3-3n, 6.5.1.9-4n and SonicOSv 6.5.0.2-8v_RC363 (VMWARE), 6.5.0.2.8v_RC367 (AZURE), SonicOSv 6.5.0.2.8v_RC368 (AWS), SonicOSv 6.5.0.2.8v_RC366 (HYPER_V).

Affected products

Vendor SonicWall Product SonicOS Default
n/a
- Version
  5.9.1.12-4o
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.2.7.10-3n
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.2.7.4-32n
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.4.1.0-3n
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.5.1.4-4n
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.5.1.9-4n
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.5.2.3-4n
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.5.3.3-3n
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
Vendor SonicWall Product SonicOSv Default
n/a
- Version
  6.5.0.2-8v_RC363 (VMWARE)
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.5.0.2.8v_RC366 (HYPER_V)
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.5.0.2.8v_RC367 (AZURE)
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  6.5.0.2.8v_RC368 (AWS)
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

SonicWall

SonicOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
5.9.1.12-4o	affected	-
6.2.7.10-3n	affected	-
6.2.7.4-32n	affected	-
6.4.1.0-3n	affected	-
6.5.1.4-4n	affected	-
6.5.1.9-4n	affected	-
6.5.2.3-4n	affected	-
6.5.3.3-3n	affected	-

SonicWall

SonicOSv

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
6.5.0.2-8v_RC363 (VMWARE)	affected	-
6.5.0.2.8v_RC366 (HYPER_V)	affected	-
6.5.0.2.8v_RC367 (AZURE)	affected	-
6.5.0.2.8v_RC368 (AWS)	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.92% 0.00924

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00924

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.92% (0.00924)	59.07th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.92% (0.00924)	58.88th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.10% (0.00104)	43.04th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 28, 2024	0.10% (0.00104)	42.91th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.10% (0.00104)	40.90th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	9.03% (0.09029)	86.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	1.84% (0.01840)	47.83th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	1.84% (0.01840)	47.32th	v1
Jan 5, 2022	0.42% (0.00416)	26.65th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.42% (0.00416)	0.00th	v1