CVE-2023-44221—SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

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.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

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.

Additional Notes

• https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44221

Related News Articles

• SonicWall Patches 3 Flaws in SMA 100 Devices Allowing Attackers to Run Code as RootMay 8, 2025
• SonicWall urges admins to patch VPN flaw exploited in attacksMay 8, 2025
• Attackers exploited old flaws to breach SonicWall SMA appliances (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221)May 2, 2025

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-78