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CVE-2023-44221

7.2 HIGH Known exploited Published 2023-12-05 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability — SonicWall SMA100 Appliances

SonicWall SMA100 appliances contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the SSL-VPN management interface that allows a remote, authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user.

Added to KEV: 2025-05-01
Remediation due: 2025-05-22
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44221

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2023-12-05
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-78

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user, potentially leading to OS Command Injection Vulnerability.

Affected configurations

• sonicwall sma 200 firmware (<= 10.2.1.9-57sv) • sonicwall sma 210 firmware (<= 10.2.1.9-57sv) • sonicwall sma 400 firmware (<= 10.2.1.9-57sv) • sonicwall sma 410 firmware (<= 10.2.1.9-57sv) • sonicwall sma 500v firmware (<= 10.2.1.9-57sv)

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References