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An observable response discrepancy vulnerability in the SonicWall SMA1000 series appliances allows a remote attacker to enumerate SSL VPN user credentials.
AnalysisAI
SonicWall SMA1000 SSL VPN appliances allow remote authenticated administrators to enumerate valid user credentials through observable timing or response differences. Affects SMA1000 versions 12.4.3-03245 and earlier, plus 12.5.0-02283 and earlier. While CVSS rates this 7.2 High, real-world risk is moderate: exploitation requires existing high-privilege access (PR:H), EPSS shows only 0.04% probability (11th percentile), and no active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis. The vulnerability enables credential harvesting for subsequent lateral movement attacks.
Technical ContextAI
This is a CWE-204 Observable Response Discrepancy vulnerability, commonly known as a timing side-channel or oracle attack. The SMA1000 series SSL VPN authentication mechanism leaks information about valid versus invalid usernames through measurable differences in response timing, error messages, or HTTP status codes. Attackers can distinguish between 'user exists but wrong password' versus 'user does not exist' scenarios. The affected product is SonicWall's Secure Mobile Access 1000 series (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:sma1000), enterprise-grade SSL VPN appliances providing remote access gateway services. Observable discrepancies in authentication flows are particularly dangerous in VPN contexts because they convert brute-force attacks into efficient enumeration, reducing attack space from username-password combinations to just passwords for confirmed valid accounts.
RemediationAI
Upgrade SMA1000 appliances to patched firmware versions released by SonicWall addressing SNWLID-2026-0003. Consult the official Product Security Incident Response Team advisory at https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2026-0003 for exact fixed versions superseding 12.4.3-03245 and 12.5.0-02283. As interim mitigations until patching, restrict administrative interface access to trusted management networks via firewall rules, enforce multi-factor authentication for all admin accounts, implement rate-limiting on authentication endpoints, and monitor authentication logs for unusual enumeration patterns (sequential login attempts with varying usernames). Review admin account provisioning to ensure least-privilege principles and disable unnecessary administrative accounts.
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Same weakness CWE-204 – Observable Response Discrepancy
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EUVD-2026-20904
GHSA-fvcv-8g7r-6893