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Critical 9.8Published Nov 20, 2025

CVE-2025-40604Download of Code Without Integrity Check Vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security appliance loads root filesystem images without verifying signatures, allowing attackers with VMDK or datastore a…

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It affects sonicwall email_security_appliance_5000_firmware and 4 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Download of Code Without Integrity Check Vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security appliance loads root filesystem images without verifying signatures, allowing attackers with VMDK or datastore access to modify system files and gain persistent arbitrary code execution.

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-494
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
sonicwall email_security_appliance_5000_firmware
sonicwall:email_security_appliance_5000_firmware
through 10.0.33.8195
NVD
sonicwall email_security_appliance_5050_firmware
sonicwall:email_security_appliance_5050_firmware
through 10.0.33.8195
NVD
sonicwall email_security_appliance_7000_firmware
sonicwall:email_security_appliance_7000_firmware
through 10.0.33.8195
NVD
sonicwall email_security_appliance_7050_firmware
sonicwall:email_security_appliance_7050_firmware
through 10.0.33.8195
NVD
sonicwall email_security_appliance_9000_firmware
sonicwall:email_security_appliance_9000_firmware
through 10.0.33.8195
NVD

References

  • vendor-advisory

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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