Description
A Path traversal vulnerability in OPSWAT tarball in the SonicWall NetExtender Linux client allows an attacker to write arbitrary file as root.
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Title Root File Replacement via Path Traversal in SonicWall NetExtender Linux Client

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Sonicwall
Sonicwall netextender
Vendors & Products Sonicwall
Sonicwall netextender

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Title Root File Replacement via Path Traversal in SonicWall NetExtender Linux Client

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description A Path traversal vulnerability in OPSWAT tarball in the SonicWall NetExtender Linux client allows an attacker to write arbitrary file as root.
Weaknesses CWE-29
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Sonicwall Netextender
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: sonicwall

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T12:21:32.516Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:34:11.798Z

Link: CVE-2026-66152

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T12:21:25.111Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T20:17:01.147

Modified: 2026-08-26T13:19:17.820

Link: CVE-2026-66152

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T15:15:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-29

    Path Traversal: '\..\filename'