Actively exploited · Published Dec 18, 2025 · Assigned by sonicwall
CVE-2025-40602
Medium 6.6 Exploited
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in SMA1000 from SonicWall. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on December 17, 2025). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.8% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable
Federal agencies must remediate by Dec 24, 2025.
Official description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-250 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H