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TI-2025-16823 Aliases CVE-2025-23010GHSA-f5r8-5xjg-g5f9

Link following in SonicWall NetExtender

Priority LOW 34CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Physical
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in SonicWall NetExtender Windows (32 and 64 bit) client which allows an attacker to manipulate file paths.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00423 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SonicWallNetExtender10.3.1 and earlier versions—No fix listedCNA
  • NetExtender VendorSonicWall Affected 10.3.1 and earlier versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:netextender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——SonicWall
  • cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:netextender:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·SonicWall

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    SonicWall NetExtender — psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0006

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-16822 A local privilege escalation vulnerability in SonicWall NetExtender Windows (32 and 64…Priority LOW 34
    • TI-2025-16821 An improper privilege management vulnerability in the SonicWall NetExtender Windows (32…Priority LOW 34

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23010
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f5r8-5xjg-g5f9

References

  • TI-2026-57684 Server-side request forgery in SonicWall SMA1000 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-12965 Server-side request forgery in SonicWall SMA1000 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-16819 Deserialization of untrusted data in SonicWall SMA1000 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-03356 Stack-based buffer overflow in SonicWall SMA100 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-03349 SQL injection in SonicWall SRA/SMA100 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources