A Path traversal vulnerability in the SonicWall NetExtender Linux client file extractor component allows an attacker to write arbitrary file as root.
History

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Title Root-Write Path Traversal in SonicWall NetExtender Linux Client

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +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. A Path traversal vulnerability in the SonicWall NetExtender Linux client file extractor component allows an attacker to write arbitrary file as root.

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
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: sonicwall

Published: 2026-08-25T19:58:47.474Z

Updated: 2026-08-31T16:20:07.120Z

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 : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2026-08-31T17:17:42.210

Link: CVE-2026-66152

cve-icon Redhat

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