CVE-2025-40602 SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

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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

Ransomware campaigns Not observed so far

Weakness CWE-862, CWE-250

Description

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

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
SMA1000	Versions not published

Other CVEs of SMA1000

The 19 CVEs of SMA1000 →

CVE-2026-102258 Post-authentication Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the SMA1000 Appliance… 6.1 Medium CVE-2026-102257 A Zip Slip vulnerability in the in the SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) interface allows an attacker to… 7.2 High CVE-2026-102256 Post-authentication Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')… 7.8 High CVE-2026-102255 A Pre-authentication SSRF vulnerability exists in the SMA1000 Appliance Work Place interface due to an unintended… 10.0 Critical