{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96540 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-96540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-96540 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM), published on 14 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-96540 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-96540 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM), published on 14 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96540 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96540/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96540/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-96540","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96540/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-96540","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-3w7w-j3fw-8r8g"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["data_read","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Network Security Manager","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Remote authenticated attackers can exploit improper access control in export settings to obtain sensitive information and escalate privileges to administrator.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"missing_authorization"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"sonicwall","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-863","name":"Incorrect Authorization"}],"description":"An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) on-prem in export settings, potentially allowing a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information. This may allow the attacker to escalate privileges to an administrator or to intercept communications of other users of the NSM instance.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Missing authorization in Network Security Manager (NSM)","id":"CVE-2026-96540","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"missing_authorization","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Gnome-remote-desktop: gnome-remote-desktop: unauthenticated rdp sockets lack a handshake deadline","id":"CVE-2026-96541"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WordPress Ultimate Member plugin \u003c= 2.13.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-96539"},"products":["Network Security Manager (NSM)"],"published":"2026-10-14","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-15","vendors":["SonicWall"]},"summary":"Remote authenticated attackers can exploit improper access control in export settings to obtain sensitive information and escalate privileges to administrator.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96540/"}