Path Traversal in Sonicwall Email Security
CVE-2025-40605
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 out…
EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Sonicwall Email Security — versions 10.0.33.8195 and earlier versions
- 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- PSIRT@sonicwall.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-40605?
- CVE-2025-40605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Email Security, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-11-20.
- How severe is CVE-2025-40605?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.