Vulnerability · Published Nov 20, 2025 · Assigned by sonicwall
CVE-2025-40605
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Email Security from SonicWall. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Path Traversal vulnerability has been identified in the Email Security appliance allows an attacker to manipulate file system paths by injecting crafted directory-traversal sequences (such as ../) and may access files and directories outside the intended restricted path.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SonicWall | Email Security | 10.0.33.8195 and earlier versions |
Weakness: CWE-23 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0018 vendor-advisory