CVE-2025-23006: SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances Deserialization Vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
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.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by sonicwall, published 2025-01-23).
Weakness: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: total.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-01-24
- US federal deadline
- 2025-02-14
- Ransomware use
- Yes
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2025-00665, CNNVD-202501-3337, EUVD-2025-3070, GHSA-57r3-2prp-v2xh
VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:GATORGRACE
Exploit Observer has no public exploit code that names this CVE or one of its aliases.
Research and write-ups (3)
- Research or write-up: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/01/cve-2025-23006-sonicwall-secure-mobile-access-sma-1000-zero-day-reportedly-exploited
- Research or write-up: https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2025-23006
- Research or write-up: https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/sonicwall-sma1000-cve-2025-23006
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (6)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2025-3070
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-57r3-2prp-v2xh
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23006
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-23006
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202501-3337
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2025-23006
194 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.266
likely to be attacked soon - VEDAS
- 0.977
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2025-01-24
- Detection rule
- None yet
Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| SonicWall SMA1000 | version 12.4.3-02804 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions. | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
Exploit Observer also maps it to: sonicwall sma6200_firmware, sonicwall sma6210_firmware, sonicwall sma7200_firmware, sonicwall sma7210_firmware, sonicwall sma8200v, sonicwall sma_1000, sonicwall sra_ex6000_firmware, sonicwall sra_ex7000_firmware, sonicwall sra_ex9000_firmware.
How to fix it
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor guidance:
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0002 (vendor-advisory)
How to detect it
There is no open VEDAS detection rule for this bug yet. It is listed on the detection gaps page if CISA has confirmed attacks.
References
Vendor advisories and patches
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0002 (vendor-advisory)
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-23006 (government-resource)
Other databases
Where this comes from
This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.