Vulnerability · 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 seque
Published Nov 20, 2025 · catalog updated Nov 20, 2025 · SonicWall Email Security
Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check this week
CVE-2025-40605 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 36.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run SonicWall Email Security.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Same product and reporting
- CVE-2025-40604 · Medium
- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 36.00%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor SonicWall Email Security 10.0.33.8195 and earlier versions
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.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor SonicWall Email Security 10.0.33.8195 and earlier versions10.0.33.8195 and earlier versions
How to fix CVE-2025-40605
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 10.0.33.8195 and earlier versions
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-40605 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 36.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run SonicWall Email Security.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with SonicWall Email Security 10.0.33.8195 and earlier versions 10.0.33.8195 and earlier versions. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 36.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 20, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Nov 20, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-40605
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-198276
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.
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 20, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgOct 28, 2026
- EUVDOct 28, 2026