Actively exploited in the wild
SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability
SonicWall - SMA1000 appliance · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2025-12-17. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable
CVE-2025-40602
MediumCVSS 6.6KEVSummary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
Risk Assessment
The risk is that a local attacker could gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to device configuration.
Recommendation
Apply the patches provided by SonicWall and restrict access to the management console to trusted administrators only.
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Original NVD description (English source)
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).