Vulnerability Intelligence Report
SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability
CVE-2025-40602
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
6.6
MEDIUM
Exploitability:0.8
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:1.91%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-862 ↗CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-250 ↗CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SonicWall | SMA1000 | 12.4.3-03093 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions (affected), 12.5.0-02002 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | SonicWall, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-04-16T08:34:51 |
| Published | 2025-12-18T10:58:41 |
| Patch Date | 2025-12-18 |
| Last Updated | 2025-12-18T11:32:37 |
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