CVE DATABASE / CVE-2025-40602
CVE-2025-40602
SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability
CVSS 6.6 · MEDIUM
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2025-12-17.
Federal remediation due 2025-12-24.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 6.6 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | HIGH |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Sonicwall sma6200 firmwareSonicwall sma6200Sonicwall sma6210 firmwareSonicwall sma6210Sonicwall sma7200 firmwareSonicwall sma7200Sonicwall sma7210 firmwareSonicwall sma7210Sonicwall sma8200v
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References
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0019
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-40602
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-12-19. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.