SB2025121748 - Privilege escalation in SonicWall SMA1000
Published: December 17, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121748
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Missing authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40602)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks in the appliance management console (AMC). A remote authenticated user can obtain root privileges on the system.
Note, the vulnerability was used in the wild along with #VU103262 (CVE-2025-23006) to achieve remote unauthenticated code execution with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.