Administrator-authenticated command execution via management-interface injection
Published Dec 5, 2023 · Updated Oct 21, 2025
OS command injection in SonicWall SMA 100 Series 10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. The SSL-VPN management interface passes input containing unneutralized special elements into an OS command, but SonicWall has not identified the affected request or code path. Administrative access to the management interface is required, and successful injection runs arbitrary commands under the low-privileged nobody account.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in SonicWall SMA 100 Series 10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands. The SSL-VPN management interface passes input containing unneutralized special elements into an OS command, but SonicWall has not identified the affected request or code path. Administrative access to the management interface is required, and successful injection runs arbitrary commands under the low-privileged nobody account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-44221
- Published
- Dec 5, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Vendor
- SonicWall
- Product
- Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Series
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 1, 2025Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog inclusion
- Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier versions
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What is affected?
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Reported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog inclusionknown exploited catalog
- SonicWall potential exploitation reportreported exploitation
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