CVE-2025-40604

Published Nov 20, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sonicwall email Security Appliance 5000
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 5000 Firmware
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 5050
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 5050 Firmware
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 7000
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 7000 Firmware
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 7050
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 7050 Firmware
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 9000
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 9000 Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_5050:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_7050:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_5050_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_7050_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:email_security_appliance_9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sonicwall email Security Appliance 5000
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 5000 Firmware
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 5050
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 5050 Firmware
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 7000
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 7000 Firmware
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 7050
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 7050 Firmware
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 9000
Sonicwall email Security Appliance 9000 Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sonicwall
Sonicwall email Security
Vendors & Products Sonicwall
Sonicwall email Security
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-494
References