CVE-2025-40602 Exploit Metadata

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Analysisdeepseek-v4-pro:cloud · 2026-08-11

Technical assessment

A Nuclei template and README that detect vulnerable versions of SonicWall SMA 1000 by checking the Server header and page content. It does not exploit the vulnerability.

Backdoor review

No backdoor observed in reviewed code

The repository contains a Nuclei template for detecting CVE-2025-40602 and a README. The template performs standard HTTP GET requests to identify vulnerable SonicWall SMA 1000 versions via Server header and body content matching. No backdoor, deceptive payload, or concealed harmful behavior is present in the reviewed text.

ClassificationScanner

Model confidence98%

AuthenticationNot required

Languagesyamlmarkdown

Target softwareSonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000

Attack typesdetectionversion_check

Evidence & reasoningClassification basis · observed behavior · safety review

Technical evidence

Classification basis and observed behavior

Classification basis

The artifact is a Nuclei template that sends an HTTP GET request, extracts version information, and compares it against known vulnerable ranges. It does not contain any code to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., no privilege escalation payloads, no command execution). The README explicitly describes it as a 'detection method' and a 'vulnerability detection script'.

CVE-2025-40602.yaml:1-70README.md:5-9

Requirements

Target must expose the Appliance Management Console login page over HTTP/HTTPS.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:28-30
Target must return a Server header containing a SMA version string.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:40-46

Observed behavior

Sends an HTTP GET request to /login.action.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:28-30
Extracts the Server header value.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:33-38
Extracts the SMA version from the Server header using regex.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:40-46
Checks if the response body contains the string "<title>Appliance Management Console Login".CVE-2025-40602.yaml:51-54
Checks if the HTTP status code is 200.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:56-58
Compares the extracted version against known vulnerable ranges (<= 12.4.3-03093 and <= 12.5.0-02002).CVE-2025-40602.yaml:60-70
Reports a match if all conditions are met, indicating a potentially vulnerable system.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:49-70

Safety-review evidence

Behaviors behind the backdoor verdict

Observables

Network Request: GET {{BaseURL}}/login.actionStandard Nuclei template request to identify the target appliance login page.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:28-30
Version Extraction: regex: 'SMA/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-[0-9]+)' and 'SMA/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)'Extracts SMA version from the Server header for vulnerability matching.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:40-46
Version Comparison: contains(version, "12.4.3-") && compare_versions(version, "<= 12.4.3-03093")DSL matcher to flag vulnerable 12.4.3 builds.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:65
Version Comparison: contains(version, "12.5.0-") && compare_versions(version, "<= 12.5.0-02002")DSL matcher to flag vulnerable 12.5.0 builds.CVE-2025-40602.yaml:69
Contact Information: Signal link: https://signal.me/#eu/0Qd68U1ivXNdWCF4hf70UYFo7tB0w-GQqFpYcyV6-yr4exn2SclB6bFeP7wTAxQwREADME provides a Signal contact link for questions about the detection script.README.md:48

Review boundaries

What the analysis did not establish

One file (LICENSE) is omitted from the evidence, but it is unlikely to contain exploit code.
The evidence does not include the execution output of the template, so the scanner's effectiveness is not verified.
One file (LICENSE) was omitted from the text evidence; its content is not reviewed.
Binary files were not present in the evidence.
The review is limited to the supplied text content and does not assess the safety of external links or the Nuclei engine itself.

Model interpretation

This review is limited to the supplied PoC code and context. It does not assert that the code works or is safe to execute.

Linked vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-40602