Unauthenticated file read in SonicWall GMS exposes internal files
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
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
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
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109593
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-78qh-wc3p-gpj2
References
More SonicWall vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-109593 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109593 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-78qh-wc3p-gpj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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