CVE-2025-40602 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is in the KEV database since yesterday.

The EPSS score is 0.01709.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0019
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-40602

History

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-40602
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insufficient authorization in the SonicWall SMA1000 appliance management console (AMC).
Weaknesses		CWE-250 CWE-862
References		https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0019
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2025-12-17T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2025-12-24T00:00:00+00:00'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: sonicwall

Published: 2025-12-18T10:58:41.668Z

Updated: 2025-12-18T11:32:37.662Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T08:34:51.361Z

Link: CVE-2025-40602

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T11:32:23.365Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-18T11:15:46.760

Modified: 2025-12-18T12:16:08.350

Link: CVE-2025-40602

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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