CVE-2025-40601 Memory corruption in SonicOS

High 7.5 Published Updated

A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service on SonicWall firewalls via a stack-based buffer overflow in the SSLVPN service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-40601?

CVE-2025-40601 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sonicwall Sonicos, published on 20 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS SSLVPN service allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS), which could cause an impacted firewall to crash.

Weakness: CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40601?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sonicwall Sonicos.

How do I fix CVE-2025-40601?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2025-40601 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4h6c-rhpp-q86h.

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