CVE-2025-40602
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall...
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
- Record
CVE-2025-40602- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862, CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-204255
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
- Record
EUVD-2025-204255- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9f8-2p87-2pq5
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall...
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
- Record
GHSA-p9f8-2p87-2pq5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability
SonicWall SMA1000 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation appliance management console (AMC) of affected devices.
- Record
CVE-2025-40602- Weakness
- CWE-862, CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
- Record
CVE-2025-40602- CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250, CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | cyberleelawat/CVE-2025-40602 | 2025-12-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | rxerium/CVE-2025-40602 | 2025-12-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-40602 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Sonicwall Sma1000, published December 18, 2025. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since December 17, 2025. EUVD reports exploitation since December 17, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.76%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.