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CVE-2025-40602

MEDIUMCISA KEVEPSS 78th pctl
6.6
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).

CWE-250CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available
sma6200 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 12.5.0, < 12.5.0-02283Fixed in:12.5.0-02283CVE-2025-40602derived from NVD
sma6210 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 12.5.0, < 12.5.0-02283Fixed in:12.5.0-02283CVE-2025-40602derived from NVD
sma7200 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 12.5.0, < 12.5.0-02283Fixed in:12.5.0-02283CVE-2025-40602derived from NVD
sma7210 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 12.5.0, < 12.5.0-02283Fixed in:12.5.0-02283CVE-2025-40602derived from NVD
sma8200vNVD
Affected:>= 12.5.0, < 12.5.0-02283Fixed in:12.5.0-02283CVE-2025-40602derived 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 v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days
78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability

SonicWall SMA1000 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation appliance management console (AMC) of affected devices.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable

Remediation due: 2025-12-24

References

Government Resource1

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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 2025-12-19.