Exploited· due 2025-12-24
CVE-2025-40602
SonicWall SMA1000 appliance
SonicWall SMA1000 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation appliance management console (AMC) of affected devices.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2025-12-24. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
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
CISA’s wording, unedited.
Scoring
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
Dates
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- Added to KEV
- 2025-12-17
- Remediation due
- 2025-12-24
- Sources
- CISA KEV