Missing authorization in SonicWall SMA1000
Priority CRITICAL 88Exploited in the wildCWE-250Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250 and CWE-862.
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2025-12-17CISA due date 2025-12-24
EPSS 0.02756 86th 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
- Active
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonicWall | SMA1000 | 12.4.3-03093 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions; 12.5.0-02002 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SMA1000 VendorSonicWall Affected 12.4.3-03093 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions; 12.5.0-02002 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma6200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma6200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma6210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma6210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma7200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma7200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma7210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma7210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:sma8200v:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
- cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma6200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 Vulnerable ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma6200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma6210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 Vulnerable ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma6210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma7200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 Vulnerable ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma7200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma7210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 Vulnerable ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma7210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:sma8200v:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.4.3-03245; 12.5.0 to before 12.5.0-02283 Vulnerable ·SonicWall
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2025-12-17 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40602
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9f8-2p87-2pq5
References
More SonicWall Sma6200 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-16819 Deserialization of untrusted data in SonicWall SMA1000 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-03562 SQL injection in SonicWall SMA1000 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-03566 Improper handling of Unicode encoding in SonicWall SMA1000 series appliances allows a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-03563 An observable response discrepancy vulnerability in the SonicWall SMA1000 series… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-03564 Improper handling of Unicode encoding in SonicWall SMA1000 series appliances allows a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-40602 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40602 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9f8-2p87-2pq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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