CVE-2023-44221
Published 2023-12-05 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source PSIRT@sonicwall.com
Summary
CVE-2023-44221 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100 Appliances. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 1, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 22, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. SonicWall has 20 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 13 of them linked to ransomware.
All 20 known-exploited SonicWall vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: SonicWall — SMA100 Appliances
Name: SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-05-01 · Due: 2025-05-22
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.