CVE-2023-44221Improper 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'…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since May 1, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by May 22, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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
- 7.2 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV May 1, 2025; federal remediation due May 22, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 76.25% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- sonicwall
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
SonicWall SMA100 sonicwall:sma100 (from the name) | 10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier versions | CNA record |
sonicwall sma_200_firmware sonicwall:sma_200_firmware | through 10.2.1.9-57sv | NVD |
sonicwall sma_210_firmware sonicwall:sma_210_firmware | through 10.2.1.9-57sv | NVD |
sonicwall sma_400_firmware sonicwall:sma_400_firmware | through 10.2.1.9-57sv | NVD |
sonicwall sma_410_firmware sonicwall:sma_410_firmware | through 10.2.1.9-57sv | NVD |
sonicwall sma_500v_firmware sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware | through 10.2.1.9-57sv | NVD |
References
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-44221us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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