# CVE-2025-40602: SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability

> CVE-2025-40602: SonicWall SMA1000 Missing Authorization Vulnerability. CVSS 6.6 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-40602
Last updated: 2026-06-17T09:21:49Z

- Published: 2025-12-18 10:58 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 09:21 UTC · Assigner: sonicwall
- CVSS: 6.6 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 2.8%, 86th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2025-12-17, federal due date 2025-12-24, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-250, CWE-862

## Description

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

## CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable

## Affected vendors and products

- SonicWall: SMA1000

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40602)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40602)
- [https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0019](https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0019)

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