CVE-2026-78328
A missing authorization vulnerability in the SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) On-Prem...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-78328- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-71680
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-71680- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2gj-x3qg-39wj
A missing authorization vulnerability in the SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) On-Prem...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h2gj-x3qg-39wj- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-78328- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-78328 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Sonicwall Network Security Manager (nsm), published September 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.