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CVE-2025-40605

Published: Nov 20, 2025Updated: Dec 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-23
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A Path Traversal vulnerability has been identified in the Email Security appliance allows an attacker to manipulate file system paths by injecting crafted directory-traversal sequences (such as ../) and may access files and directories outside the intended restricted path.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-23

Affected Products

Email SecuritySonicWallNetworking Infrastructure
email security appliance 5000 firmwaresonicwallNetworking Infrastructure
email security appliance 5050 firmwaresonicwallNetworking Infrastructure
email security appliance 7000 firmwaresonicwallNetworking Infrastructure
email security appliance 7050 firmwaresonicwallNetworking Infrastructure
sonicwallcommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka sonicwall
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Discovery
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References

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0018
psirt.global.sonicwall.com

Timeline

Published
Nov 20, 2025
Last Updated
Dec 12, 2025

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