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CVE-2025-40602

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National Vulnerability Database Information

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

CVSS Base Score: 6.6 (v3.1)

The CVSS Base Score is a score from 0 to 10 that represents the intrinsic severity of a vulnerability. A higher score indicates greater severity.

Value
0.02.55.07.510.0
Published on: 12/18/2025 11:15:46
Last modified: 06/17/2026 09:21:49
NIST: CVE source from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

CVSS Metrics Details

  • Base Severity: MEDIUM
  • Vector String: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Database CWE: v4.18

CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges ↗

The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.

CWE-862: Missing Authorization ↗

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

Fonte: MITRE CWE


FIRST Information

EPSS Score: 0.0194

The EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a score from 0 to 1 that indicates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the real world in the next 30 days. A higher value indicates a greater likelihood of exploitation.

Value
0.00.250.50.751.0

Percentile: 0.7795

The Percentile indicates how much higher this vulnerability's EPSS score is compared to all other vulnerabilities in the EPSS database. For example, a percentile of 0.90 (90%) means that 90% of vulnerabilities have an EPSS score equal to or lower than the current one.

Value
0.00.250.50.751.0

*Data updated as of: 2026-07-21


CISA Information (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

The CISA KEV Catalog lists vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited in the real world. If a CVE is present in this catalog, it indicates that the threat is immediate and mitigation should be a top priority.

CVE CVE-2025-40602 IS PRESENT in the CISA KEV Catalog!

  • Vulnerability Name: SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability
  • Short Description: SonicWall SMA1000 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation appliance management console (AMC) of affected devices.
  • Date Added to KEV: 12/17/2025
  • Vendor/Product: SonicWall / SMA1000 appliance
  • 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
  • Due Date: 12/24/2025

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NVD References

Exploit PoC from GitHub