SonicWall GMS: unpatched vulnerabilities

SonicWall Global Management System (GMS)

SonicWall warned of two vulnerabilities in end-of-life Global Management System (GMS) systems that will not be patched.

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Check SonicWall's advisory for a fix and restrict GMS access from the internet meanwhile.

Who should check: teams running VPN & firewalls

Still cooking for Global Management System (GMS).

First seen: 4 Nov 2026
Last update: 4 Nov 2026, 18:17 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2026-109593
CVSS: 9.1
Source: news
On the menu as: VPN & firewalls

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## SonicWall GMS: unpatched vulnerabilities
Severity: critical. Patch status: fix status unknown.
Affected: SonicWall Global Management System (GMS)
Ids: CVE-2026-109593

SonicWall warned of two vulnerabilities in end-of-life Global Management System (GMS) systems that will not be patched.

## Steps
1. This touches infrastructure (vpn-edge). Look in terraform, ansible, cloud-init, Dockerfiles and docs for the product and version we run. If it isn't in the repo, say so and list what a human should check on the box.
2. Global Management System (GMS) <= 9.5.2: the CVE record names no fix; check the vendor advisory before assuming there is none. Until one ships: restrict network access to it.

## Fix by release line
| Line | State | Fix | Until then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Management System (GMS) <= 9.5.2 | not named in the CVE record | check the vendor advisory: https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2026-0019 | restrict network access to it |

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2026-109593") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/sonicwall-wont-patch-eol-gms-flaws-that.html
https://pwned.coffee/i/sonicwall-gms-unpatched-vulnerabilities-cve-2026-109593

Timeline

4 Nov 2026, 18:17 UTC
Fix status: no fix yet → unknown.
4 Nov 2026
First reported.

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Fix by release line: Product Affected Fixed in Source
Global Management System (GMS) <= 9.5.2 fix not named in the CVE record: see vendor advisory CVE record (CNA) checked 4 Nov
The CVE record names no fix for one line; the vendor’s advisory may: psirt.global.sonicwall.com
Score: CVSS 9.1 (critical). CVSS 3.1 9.1 (CISA ADP) for CVE-2026-109593
Last checked: 4 Nov 2026, 19:17 UTC

Product	Affected	Fixed in	Source
Global Management System (GMS)	<= 9.5.2	fix not named in the CVE record: see vendor advisory	CVE record (CNA) checked 4 Nov

Sources: KEV – CVE record ✓ Vendor ✓

Sources

feeds.feedburner.com: SonicWall Won't Patch EoL GMS Flaws That Could Expose Files, Alter Database Records

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