---
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: none
cwe:
  - CWE-863
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T21:17:39.603'
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
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.