How severe is CVE-2025-23006?

CVE-2025-23006 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-23006 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-23006 is on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on 2025-01-24, which means active exploitation has been confirmed. It should be prioritised for remediation.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-23006?

CVE-2025-23006 primarily affects Sonicwall Sma8200v. In total, 8 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-23006?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Because this CVE is known to be actively exploited, treat remediation as urgent — CISA KEV typically sets a short remediation deadline.

Does CVE-2025-23006 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-23006 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-3070. It is also flagged as exploited in the EUVD (since 2025-01-24).

When was CVE-2025-23006 published?

CVE-2025-23006 was published on 2025-01-23 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-23006

CVE-2025-23006 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Sma8200v with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming it has been exploited in the wild (added 2025-01-24). The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-502.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 23% (98th percentile)
Actively exploited: Yes — listed in CISA KEV (added 2025-01-24)
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-3070
EU exploitation: Flagged exploited in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (since 2025-01-24)
Weakness: CWE-502
Affected product: Sonicwall Sma8200v
Published: 2025-01-23
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23006?: 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.
How severe is CVE-2025-23006?: CVE-2025-23006 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-23006 being actively exploited?: Yes. CVE-2025-23006 is on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on 2025-01-24, which means active exploitation has been confirmed. It should be prioritised for remediation.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-23006?: CVE-2025-23006 primarily affects Sonicwall Sma8200v. In total, 8 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23006?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Because this CVE is known to be actively exploited, treat remediation as urgent — CISA KEV typically sets a short remediation deadline.
Does CVE-2025-23006 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-23006 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-3070. It is also flagged as exploited in the EUVD (since 2025-01-24).
When was CVE-2025-23006 published?: CVE-2025-23006 was published on 2025-01-23 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (8)

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cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma6210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma7200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma7210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sra_ex6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sra_ex7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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