Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2025-23006
The short answer
CVE-2025-23006 affects SonicWall SMA1000 and is rated critical (CVSS 9.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-01-24: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
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.
Weakness: CWE-502.
Severity
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Jan 24, 2025
Federal due date Feb 14, 2025
EPSS, next 30 days
27%
Higher than 98% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
SMA1000. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0002 Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-23006 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2025-23006 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-23006 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-01-24, with a federal remediation due date of 2025-02-14. CISA lists it as used in ransomware campaigns.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23006?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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