SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability (CVE-2025-40602)
Severity: medium · Patch status: unknown · Since 2025-12-17 · CVE-2025-40602
SonicWall SMA1000 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation appliance management console (AMC) of affected devices. CISA added CVE-2025-40602 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 17, 2025, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable
- US federal agencies must remediate by Dec 24, 2025 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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