CVE-2025-40602

6.6 MEDIUM CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: December 18, 2025 Modified: December 19, 2025

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).

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0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: PSIRT@sonicwall.com

Vendor Advisory

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

US Government Resource

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

6.6 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.1%

84th percentile

Exploitation Status

Actively Exploited

Remediation due: 2025-12-24

CWE-250 CWE-862

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