Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2025-12-17. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable
CISA due date: 2025-12-24. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
SonicWall / SMA1000
Default status: unknown
- affected: 12.4.3-03093 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions
- affected: 12.5.0-02002 (platform-hotfix) and earlier versions
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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