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CVE-2025-40604

CRITICAL
9.8CVSS
Published: 2025-11-20
Updated: 2025-12-12
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Description

Download of Code Without Integrity Check Vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security appliance loads root filesystem images without verifying signatures, allowing attackers with VMDK or datastore access to modify system files and gain persistent arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-494

Metadata

Primary Vendor
SONICWALL
Published
11/20/2025
Last Modified
12/12/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

sonicwall : email_security_appliance_5000_firmwaresonicwall : email_security_appliance_5050_firmwaresonicwall : email_security_appliance_7000_firmwaresonicwall : email_security_appliance_7050_firmwaresonicwall : email_security_appliance_9000_firmware

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