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title: "CVE-2023-44221: SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2023-44221/
description: "CVE-2023-44221 (SonicWall SMA100 Appliances): Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2023-12-05
date_modified: 2025-10-21
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2023-44221"
kev: true
cvss: 7.2
epss: 0.7625
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2023-44221: SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

**Signal:** Exploited: patch now if you run it. CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Yes, if you run SonicWall SMA100 Appliances. CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-05-01, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-05-22 ; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 76.2% , percentile 99.5: FIRST’s model estimates a 76.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs an account (high (admin)). Exposure depends on who can log in.

## What it is

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.

## Affected products (CVE record)

- SonicWall SMA100: 10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier versions

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 7.2 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: added 2025-05-01; federal due date 2025-05-22. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 76.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 99.5.

## Sources

- [psirt.global.sonicwall.com](https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2023-44221](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44221)
- [NVD entry CVE-2023-44221](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44221)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-44221)

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