CVE-2025-40602 (GCVE-0-2025-40602)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-18 10:58
Modified
2025-12-18 11:32
Severity ?
6.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
  • CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SonicWall SMA1000 Version: 12.4.3-03093 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions
Version: 12.5.0-02002 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2025-12-17

Due date: 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

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: Check for signs of potential compromise on all internet accessible SonicWall SMA1000 instances after applying mitigations. For more information please see: https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0019 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40602

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