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CVE-2025-40605 is a path traversal vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security appliances. According to the provided content, the flaw allows an attacker to manipulate filesystem paths by injecting crafted directory traversal sequences such as "../", enabling access to files and directories outside the intended restricted path. The issue affects SonicWall Email Security appliance models 5000, 5050, 7000, 7050, 9000, as well as VMware and Hyper-V deployments, prior to the fixed version referenced in the advisory.
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A vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security appliances that allows attackers to access restricted information.
A SonicWall Email Security appliance path traversal vulnerability that allows crafted directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../) to access files/directories outside the intended restricted path.
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