Medium severity · published Dec 18, 2025
CVE-2025-40602
SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability
In wildKEV
6.6
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Dec 17, 2025
Federal remediation dueDec 24, 2025
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SM
SMA1000 · SonicWall
12.4.3-03093 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions; 12.5.0-02002 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions · source: vendor
SF
Sma6200 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 before 12.5.0-02283 · source: NVD
SF
Sma6210 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 before 12.5.0-02283 · source: NVD
SF
Sma7200 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 before 12.5.0-02283 · source: NVD
SF
Sma7210 Firmware · Sonicwall
before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 before 12.5.0-02283 · source: NVD
SM
Sma8200v · Sonicwall
before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 before 12.5.0-02283 · source: NVD
SA
SMA1000 appliance · SonicWall
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
In the news
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2025-40602: SonicWall SMA1000 appliance - 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.
SASMA1000 applianceCVE-2025-40602
Dec 17, 2025·CISA KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40602
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40602
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0019
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