# CVE-2019-7486: Code injection in SMA100

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code via the viewcacert CGI script in SonicWall SMA100 devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fgxp-9cpg-5f7c

## What is CVE-2019-7486?

CVE-2019-7486 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100, published on 19 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Code injection in SonicWall SMA100 allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code in viewcacert CGI script. This vulnerability impacted SMA100 version 9.0.0.4 and earlier.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7486?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sonicwall Sma 100 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-7486?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7486 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-7486 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA100

- [CVE-2021-20016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20016/): SonicWall SSLVPN SMA100 SQL Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7483/): SonicWall SMA100 Directory Traversal (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7481/): SonicWall SMA100 SQL Injection (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7482/): Memory corruption in SMA100 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-32819](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32819/): Path traversal in SMA100 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-7486 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-7486 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100, published on 19 Dec 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SonicWall SMA100. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7486/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7486/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7486
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7486
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7486

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