CVE-2026-66148 Command injection in GMS

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Low-privileged local users can execute system commands with root privileges via the GMS Command-Line Interface.

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-2026-66148?

CVE-2026-66148 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in SonicWall GMS, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authenticated command injection vulnerability was identified in GMS Command-Line Interface (CLI) 9.5.1 (Build 9510.1044) and earlier versions which allows low-privileged local user to execute system commands with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-66148?

How do I fix CVE-2026-66148?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-66148 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-2026-66148 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-66148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5x5c-7gj2-vq4p.

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