CVE-2023-44221 SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection
Remote authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary OS commands on SonicWall SMA100 SSL-VPN devices, leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 1 May 2025
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-44221?
CVE-2023-44221 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100, published on 5 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44221?
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-2023-44221?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 22 May 2025.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-44221 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-44221 in the wild since at least 1 May 2025.
Other vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA100
- CVE-2021-20038 SonicWall SMA 100 Appliances Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2021-20035 SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection
- CVE-2022-22273 Command injection in SonicWall SRA/SMA100
- CVE-2021-20042 Server-side request forgery in SonicWall SMA100
- CVE-2021-20045 Memory corruption in SonicWall SMA100
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6mf-v98h-w783.