CVE-2026-96540 json
An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) on-prem in export settings, po…
published 2026-10-14 25 d ago modified 2026-10-15 24 d ago also EUVD-2026-101629
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 24 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
psirt.global.sonicwall.com
/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2026-0018
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-96540
- NVD CVE-2026-96540
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