CVE-2025-40605

MEDIUM

Sonicwall Email Security Appliance 5000 Firmware - Path Traversal

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Description

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.

References (1)

[Vendor Advisory] https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0018

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 13.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-23

Status published

Products (5)

sonicwall/email_security_appliance_5000_firmware < 10.0.33.8195

sonicwall/email_security_appliance_5050_firmware < 10.0.33.8195

sonicwall/email_security_appliance_7000_firmware < 10.0.33.8195

sonicwall/email_security_appliance_7050_firmware < 10.0.33.8195

sonicwall/email_security_appliance_9000_firmware < 10.0.33.8195

Published Nov 20, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026