The authentication mechanism in SonicWall GMS and Analytics Web Services had insufficient checks, allowing authentication bypass. This issue affects GMS: 9.3.2-SP1 and earlier versions; Analytics: 2.5.0.4-R7 and earlier versions.
The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.