On 2025-01-24, CISA added CVE-2025-23006 (SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances Deserialization Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires applying mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions; see the full text below for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on Jan 24, 2025 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances Vulnerability CVE-2025-23006 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- Jan 24, 2025
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 26.6%, higher than 98% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
- ExploitedKEV
- Attack vector
- Vulnerability status
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What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires applying mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions; see the full text for specific requirements [2].
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Technical details
CISA KEV Listing
On 2025-01-24, CISA added CVE-2025-23006 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog for SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances [2].
Original Technical Description
SonicWall SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) and Central Management Console (CMC) contain a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability, which can enable a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. [2]
Official Requirements
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2025-23006 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“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.”
- [2]
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