CVE DATABASE / CVE-2023-44221

CVE-2023-44221

SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

CVSS 7.2 · HIGH ⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

On the CISA KEV catalog

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2025-05-01. Federal remediation due 2025-05-22.
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.

Summary

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.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Base score	7.2 (HIGH)
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector	NETWORK
Attack complexity	LOW
Privileges required	HIGH
User interaction	NONE
Scope	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality	HIGH
Integrity	HIGH
Availability	HIGH

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-78

Affected products

Sonicwall sma 200 firmwareSonicwall sma 200Sonicwall sma 210 firmwareSonicwall sma 210Sonicwall sma 400 firmwareSonicwall sma 400Sonicwall sma 410 firmwareSonicwall sma 410Sonicwall sma 500v firmwareSonicwall sma 500v

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References

Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-31. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.