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Unauthenticated file read in SonicWall GMS exposes internal files

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-636Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) versions 9.5.2 and earlier are affected. An unauthenticated attacker with network access may be able to read internal GMS files, potentially exposing sensitive information. The flaw is a failure to fail securely, tracked as CWE-636.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Description from the CNA

An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the SonicWall GMS 9.5.2 and earlier versions may be able to read internal GMS files, potentially exposing sensitive information.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00521 44th 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
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SonicWallGlobal Management System (GMS)9.5.2 and earlier versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Global Management System (GMS) VendorSonicWall Affected 9.5.2 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:global_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——SonicWall
  • cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:global_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·SonicWall

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Global Management System (GMS).

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Advisory ·

    SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) — psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2026-0019

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-84404 SQL injection in SonicWall GMS allows authenticated database accessPriority LOW 30

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109593
  2. 2026-11-03 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  3. 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-11-03 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  5. 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-78qh-wc3p-gpj2

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