QUANTUM THREAT INTELLIGENCE
Cyber Centre advisory AV26-1017 covers vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA1000 remote access appliances (models 6210, 7210 and 8200v) on platform hotfix builds 12.4.3-03670 and 12.5.0-03082 and earlier. An October 9 update notes open source reporting that CVE-2026-102255 is being exploited in the wild. SMA1000 gateways sit at the edge of many utility, municipal and financial networks, so owners should apply SonicWall's fixes promptly.
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