Duo Hackcom Sonic Fixed -
With the release of the latest firmware patches and Duo Authentication Proxy updates, the announcement is officially rolling out. But what exactly was the flaw? Who was at risk? And how do you verify your system is now secure?
Let’s dismantle the technical details. To understand the fix, you must first understand the exploit. Dubbed "HackCom" by the researcher who discovered it (a nod to the classic hacker convention), the flaw resided not in Duo’s cloud service, but in the SonicWall SMA 100 series handshake logic with the Duo Authentication Proxy. The Vulnerability (CVE-2025-49876) In versions prior to SonicWall SMA 100 firmware 12.4.3-037 and Duo Authentication Proxy 6.6.0, a race condition existed during the RADIUS challenge-response cycle. duo hackcom sonic fixed
Today, that vulnerability has been laid to rest. With the release of the latest firmware patches