---
id: CVE-2026-96540
title: >-
  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
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…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: SonicWall
product: Network Security Manager (NSM)
affected:
  - network_security_manager_nsm 4.3.1 and earlier versions
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T20:38:04.303'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96540'
references:
  - url: 'https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2026-0018'
    label: PSIRT@sonicwall.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00311
epssPercentile: 0.23812
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T16:20:12.570516Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T21:57:04.831Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.