CVE-2025-23006
KEVRansomware UseSonicWall SMA1000 Appliances Deserialization Vulnerability
Description
SonicWall SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) and Central Management Console (CMC) contain a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability, which can enable a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands.
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.
CVSS 3.1 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HPublishedJan 23, 2025
Last modifiedSep 24, 2026
Added to KEVJan 24, 2025
Remediation dueFeb 14, 2025
References
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0002Vendor Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-23006US Government Resource
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Risk assessment · Critical
Actively exploited and used by ransomware crews. Patch immediately.
- Exploitation
- Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Federal remediation deadline
- Overdue by 619 days
- Ransomware
- Used in known ransomware campaigns
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL
- EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
- 23.4% · top 2% of all CVEs
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Attack vector
- Network, remotely reachable
- Preconditions
- No privileges and no user interaction
Recommended actions
- 1.Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- 2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
- 3.Review exposure: confirm which instances are reachable from the internet and restrict access until patched.
- 4.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.
- 5.Verify offline/immutable backups and segment the affected systems. This flaw is used for ransomware initial access.
Assessment is derived automatically from the live signals above; verify against your own asset inventory.