CVE-2015-4173
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender...
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
- Record
CVE-2015-4173- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
- Record
CVE-2015-4173- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4196 No score
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
- Record
EUVD-2015-4196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-34vh-gp42-g4h6 No score
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender...
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
- Record
GHSA-34vh-gp42-g4h6- Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-4173 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Sonicwall Netextender, published August 26, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.07%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/133302/Dell-SonicWall-NetExtender-7.5.215-Privilege-Escalation.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/536303/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com/id/1033417
support.software.dell.com/product-notification/157537
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4173
github.com/advisories/GHSA-34vh-gp42-g4h6