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CVE-2025-23006: SonicWall SMA1000 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Affects SonicWall SMA1000Source CVE Database V5

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Exploited in the wild · used in ransomware campaigns · KEV due 14 Feb 2025 · 23% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to SonicWall SMA1000 now.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
Ransomware
Used in ransomware campaigns
EPSS
23.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 97% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Jan 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 1 day after disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by SonicWall, Inc.

    , 14 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)

    exploitation confirmed · ransomware use known

    , 1 day after disclosure

  4. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 22 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Check the firmware or software version for SonicWall SMA1000 in the device's admin interface against the vendor advisory.

Description

Pre-authentication deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability has been identified in the SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) and Central Management Console (CMC), which in specific conditions could potentially enable a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands.

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