SB2025112002 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SonicWall Email Security
Published: November 20, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Download of code without integrity check (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40604)
CWE-ID: CWE-494 - Download of Code Without Integrity Check
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to software does not perform software integrity check when downloading updates. A remote user with VMDK or datastore access can modify system files and gain persistent arbitrary code execution.
2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40605)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.