Vulnerability in Sonicwall SonicOS (August 6, 2026)
A vulnerability has been discovered in Sonicwall SonicOS. It allows an attacker to cause a security policy bypass.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in SonicWall SonicOS allows security policy bypass.
- Who is affected
- SonicWall firewalls running vulnerable SonicOS versions.
- Urgency
- High urgency due to potential bypass of firewall security policies; impacts network perimeter security.
- Action
- Apply SonicWall SonicOS patch for CVE-2026-0516.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-0972/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-05160.21% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 11% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-0516 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for Sonicwall SonicOS
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- low[NEW] [low] SonicWall SonicOS: Vulnerability Enables Information Disclosurecert-bund · 2026-08-06
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-53704: SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-02-18
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-40766: SonicWall SonicOS Improper Access Control Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-09-09
- criticalexploitedCVE-2020-5135: SonicWall SonicOS Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-15
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