CVE-2021-20044 Command injection in SonicWall SMA100

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on SonicWall SMA100 appliances, requiring immediate patching.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-20044?

CVE-2021-20044 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100, published on 8 Dec 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A post-authentication remote command injection vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute OS system commands in the appliance. This vulnerability affected SMA 200, 210, 400, 410 and 500v appliances.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20044?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Sonicwall Sma 200 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 210 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 400 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 410 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 500v Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-20044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fhm6-4vjw-5xgx.

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