CVE-2015-4173

Q: How do I fix CVE-2015-4173?

Upgrade netextender to 8.0.238 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2015-4173 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2015-4173 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2015-4173?

CVE-2015-4173 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2015-4173 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for netextender (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUMEPSS 80th pctl

6.9

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the autorun value in Dell SonicWall NetExtender before 7.5.227 and 8.0.x before 8.0.238, as used in the SRA firmware before 7.5.1.2-40sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.3-23sv, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

CWE-428

How to fix

Remediation Available

netextenderNVD

Affected:>= 8.0, < 8.0.238Fixed in:8.0.238CVE-2015-4173derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references1

support.software.dell.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-38408	Critical	9.8	80%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-15261	High	8.0	11%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-10619	High	7.8	2.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-17658	Critical	9.8	2.2%	-	-
CVE-2023-39464	High	7.2	2.0%	-	-
CVE-2019-16647	High	7.2	2.0%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2015-4173?

Upgrade netextender to 8.0.238 or later.

Is CVE-2015-4173 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2015-4173 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2015-4173?

CVE-2015-4173 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2015-4173 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for netextender (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.