CVE-2026-0401 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A post-authentication NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in SonicOS allows a remote attacker to crash a firewall.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SonicWall

SonicOS

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.0.1-5169 and older versions`	affected	—
`7.3.1-7013 and older versions`	affected	—
`8.1.0-8017 and older versions`	affected	—

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2026-0001

History

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}`

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A post-authentication NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in SonicOS allows a remote attacker to crash a firewall.
Weaknesses		CWE-476
References		https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2026-0001

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: sonicwall

Published: 2026-02-24T14:55:57.545Z

Updated: 2026-02-24T15:34:30.604Z

Reserved: 2025-12-02T06:28:46.045Z

Link: CVE-2026-0401

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-24T15:34:24.476Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-24T15:21:37.267

Modified: 2026-02-24T16:24:07.613

Link: CVE-2026-0401

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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