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CVE-2025-40605


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from sonicwall, from sonicwall, from sonicwall and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2025-11-20T15:17:28.917

Last Modified

2025-12-12T15:43:42.043

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-23

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System sonicwall email_security_appliance_5000_firmware ≤ 10.0.33.8195 Yes
Hardware sonicwall email_security_appliance_5000 - No
Operating System sonicwall email_security_appliance_5050_firmware ≤ 10.0.33.8195 Yes
Hardware sonicwall email_security_appliance_5050 - No
Operating System sonicwall email_security_appliance_7000_firmware ≤ 10.0.33.8195 Yes
Hardware sonicwall email_security_appliance_7000 - No
Operating System sonicwall email_security_appliance_7050_firmware ≤ 10.0.33.8195 Yes
Hardware sonicwall email_security_appliance_7050 - No
Operating System sonicwall email_security_appliance_9000_firmware ≤ 10.0.33.8195 Yes
Hardware sonicwall email_security_appliance_9000 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sonicwall's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.