5.3

CVE-2025-40605: sonicwall email_security Relative Path Traversal

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 20-11-2025Last modified 20-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-40605 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in sonicwall email_security. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-11-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sonicwall6 products

1 vendor · 6 products

References

1 links