#VU120180 Missing authorization in SonicWall SMA 1000 - CVE-2025-40602

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#VU120180 Missing authorization in SonicWall SMA 1000 - CVE-2025-40602

Published: December 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120180
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40602
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
SonicWall SMA 1000
Software vendor:
SonicWall

Description

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 updates from vendor's website.

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