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CVE-2025-40602

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

CVSS 6.6 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.0/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 6.6: +0.99
  • Fresh EPSS: 2.76%: +0.01

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Google Cloud
Press · 05 Mar 2026, 08:00 · Look What You Made Us Patch: 2025 Zero-Days in Review - Google Cloud
Recorded Future
Press · 13 Jan 2026, 08:00 · December 2025 CVE Landscape: 22 Critical Vulnerabilities Mark 120% Surge, React2Shell Dominates Threat Activity - Recorded Future
Computer Weekly
Press · 18 Dec 2025, 08:00 · Fortinet vulnerabilities prompt pre-holiday warnings - Computer Weekly
SecurityWeek
Press · 18 Dec 2025, 08:00 · SonicWall Patches Exploited SMA 1000 Zero-Day - SecurityWeek
SecurityWeek
Press · 18 Dec 2025, 08:00 · China-Linked Hackers Exploiting Zero-Day in Cisco Security Gear - SecurityWeek
See all 11 source documents
The Register
Press · 18 Dec 2025, 08:00 · Another bad week for SonicWall as SMA 1000 zero-day under active exploit - The Register
Arctic Wolf
Press · 18 Dec 2025, 08:00 · Arctic Wolf Named a Leader in 2025 SPARK Matrix™ for Managed Detection and Response - Arctic Wolf
BleepingComputer
Press · 17 Dec 2025, 08:00 · Sonicwall warns of new SMA1000 zero-day exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
The Hacker News
Press · 17 Dec 2025, 08:00 · SonicWall Fixes Actively Exploited CVE-2025-40602 in SMA 100 Appliances - The Hacker News
Help Net Security
Press · 17 Dec 2025, 08:00 · Exploited SonicWall zero-day patched (CVE-2025-40602) - Help Net Security
Arctic Wolf
Press · 17 Dec 2025, 08:00 · Recommendations for CVE-2025-40602 - Arctic Wolf

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.0 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 6.6; EPSS 2.8%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, high privileges, no user interaction, additional attack conditions.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:37.110490+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
17 Dec 2025, 00:00
First press mention
17 Dec 2025, 08:00
Published
18 Dec 2025, 10:58
Latest press mention
05 Mar 2026, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59