CVE-2025-23009: LPE in SonicWall NetExtender (32/64-bit) -> File Delete
CVE-2025-23009 Published on April 10, 2025

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in SonicWall NetExtender Windows (32 and 64 bit) client which allows an attacker to trigger an arbitrary file deletion.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-23009 can be exploited with physical access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

The software performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-23009

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Affected Versions

SonicWall NetExtender Version 10.3.1 and earlier versions is affected by CVE-2025-23009

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
13.20%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.