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CVE-2026-66152

A Path traversal vulnerability in OPSWAT tarball in the SonicWall NetExtender Linux client allows...

8.8 High

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.50%Up 0.3 points since Aug 26, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

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

Record
CVE-2026-66152
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-29
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-65747 8.8

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

Record
EUVD-2026-65747
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m35m-jcr7-2pvw 8.8

A Path traversal vulnerability in OPSWAT tarball in the SonicWall NetExtender Linux client allows...

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

Record
GHSA-m35m-jcr7-2pvw
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-29
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.8

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

Record
CVE-2026-66152
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-29
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-66152 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Sonicwall Netextender, published August 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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