CVE-2023-44221

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: December 5, 2023 at 08:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:27 AM UTC
11 products affected across 1 vendorSMA 410 FirmwareSMA 210 FirmwareSMA 500V Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 76%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score76.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 76.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

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.

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.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
May 1, 2025
Remediation Due
May 22, 2025
526 days overdue

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 10.2.1.9-57sv
sonicwall-sma-200 (same device)
v ≤ 10.2.1.9-57sv
sonicwall-sma-210 (same device)
v ≤ 10.2.1.9-57sv
sonicwall-sma-400 (same device)
v ≤ 10.2.1.9-57sv
sonicwall-sma-410 (same device)
v ≤ 10.2.1.9-57sv
sonicwall-sma-500v (same device)
v ≤ 10.2.1.9-57sv
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-78

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