Global Management SystemApplication · Sonicwall

CVE-2019-7476

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-04-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 8.3 or later.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability in SonicWall Global Management System (GMS), allow a remote user to gain access to the appliance using existing SSH key. This vulnerability affects GMS versions 9.1, 9.0, 8.7, 8.6, 8.4, 8.3 and earlier.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A pre-authentication vulnerability in SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the appliance by exploiting an existing SSH key. This affects versions 9.1, 9.0, 8.7, 8.6, 8.3 and earlier, enabling remote code execution or system compromise without valid credentials.

MitigationUpgrade GMS to the latest patched version and immediately rotate/revoke all existing SSH keys used for appliance access. Restrict SSH access to trusted networks and implement key-based authentication with proper key management.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Global Management SystemApplication
Affected:<= 8.3= 8.4= 8.6= 8.7= 9.0= 9.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if SonicWall GMS is installed
    Locate and inspect the GMS installation directory or check running services for 'GMS' or 'sonicwall' processes
    Affected if The system is running SonicWall Global Management System software
  2. Check the installed GMS version
    Run 'sonicwall_gms -version' or check the About/Version page in the GMS web interface
    Affected if The version is 8.3 or earlier, or exactly 8.4, 8.6, 8.7, 9.0, or 9.1
  3. Verify if SSH service is enabled on the GMS appliance
    Check if port 22 (SSH) is listening on the appliance using 'netstat -an | grep :22' or 'nmap -p 22 <appliance_ip>'
    Affected if SSH is exposed and listening on the appliance
  4. Inspect for the presence of default or hardcoded SSH keys
    Check the SSH authorized_keys file, typically in /home/<user>/.ssh/ or the GMS configuration directory for any pre-existing SSH keys
    Affected if A pre-configured SSH key exists in the system that was not explicitly added by the administrator
  5. Review SSH access logs for unauthorized connection attempts
    Examine /var/log/secure or SSH daemon logs for connections from untrusted sources before any patching was performed
    Affected if The appliance SSH was externally accessible and shows connection activity from untrusted networks

A user is affected if they are running SonicWall GMS versions 8.3 or earlier, 8.4, 8.6, 8.7, 9.0, or 9.1 with SSH enabled and exposed to networks where attackers could use an existing SSH key to gain pre-authentication access.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 8.3
Interim mitigation

Upgrade GMS to the latest patched version and immediately rotate/revoke all existing SSH keys used for appliance access. Restrict SSH access to trusted networks and implement key-based authentication with proper key management.

Fix this in Global Management System Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,980
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