{"id":"CVE-2024-45316","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-45316","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T06:14:56.299Z","title":"The Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') vulnerability in SonicWall Connect Tunnel (version 12.4.3.271 and earlier of Windows client) allows users with standard privileges to delete arbitrary folders and files, potentially…","description":"The Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') vulnerability in SonicWall Connect Tunnel (version 12.4.3.271 and earlier of Windows client) allows users with standard privileges to delete arbitrary folders and files, potentially leading to local privilege escalation attack.","published":"2024-10-11T13:15:16.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T07:54:01.000Z","status":"Deferred","sourceIdentifier":"PSIRT@sonicwall.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00259,"percentile":0.17511,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0017","source":"PSIRT@sonicwall.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45316","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}