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CVE-2025-40602

Medium CVSS 6.6 Known exploited

Published 2025-12-18 · last changed 2026-06-17 · added to CISA KEV 2025-12-17

This one is being exploited in the wild.

CISA added CVE-2025-40602 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-12-17. Federal agencies are required to remediate it on a deadline. If you have affected machines, this is the class of finding that moves ahead of the rest of the queue.

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2025-40602, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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

Sources

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H