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SonicWallCVE-2026-78328

SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM): missing authorization

Critical9.1CVE-2026-78328 · Published Sep 4, 2026 · updated Sep 8, 2026

A missing authorization vulnerability in the SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) On-Prem Management interface allows a lower-privileged Admin user to escalate privileges to SuperAdmin.

SonicWall advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Network Security Manager (NSM)
Product
<= 4.3.0 and earlier versionsNo fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity from
CISA (its enrichment of the CVE record)
Weakness
CWE-862

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