CVE-2023-44221 (GCVE-0-2023-44221)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-05 20:10 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05
VLAI CISA Previdian
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.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-02 03:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SonicWall SMA100 Affected: 10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier versions
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Date Public
2023-12-05 16:56
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: ad85ef3b-94ca-4d76-b4a5-588276bb6589

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-44221

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-05-01 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-05-01
Asserted: 2025-05-01
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability | Affected: SonicWall / SMA100 Appliances | Description: 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. | Due date: 2025-05-22 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44221
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-78
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product SMA100 Appliances
Due Date 2025-05-22
Date Added 2025-05-01
Vendorproject SonicWall
Vulnerabilityname SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:26 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: fdce0bca-287a-401e-b926-f4d277296fdf

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-44221

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-05-01 06:22 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-05-01
Asserted: 2025-05-01
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative... | Affected: SonicWall / SMA100 | CVSS: 7.2 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.74933 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative...
Vendor SonicWall
Product SMA100
Added Date 2025-05-01T06:22:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.2
Epss Score 0.74933
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile 0.99443
Used In Malware unknown
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Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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