CVE-2023-44221: SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2023-44221 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.2 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-05-01

SonicWall SMA100 appliances contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the SSL-VPN management interface. A remote, authenticated attacker with administrative privileges can inject arbitrary commands executed as the 'nobody' user.

Technologies: SonicWall SMA100. Vendors: SonicWall.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-44221 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2023-44221 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 1 May 2025. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2023-44221?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 1 May 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
SonicWall SMA 200 firmware up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv; SonicWall SMA 210 firmware up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv; SonicWall SMA 400 firmware up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv; SonicWall SMA 410 firmware up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv; and 1 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-44221?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2023-44221 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-44221?
Check whether you run SonicWall SMA100 or SonicWall Sma100 Appliances. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • SonicWall SMA 200 firmware up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv
  • SonicWall SMA 210 firmware up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv
  • SonicWall SMA 400 firmware up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv
  • SonicWall SMA 410 firmware up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv
  • SonicWall SMA 500v firmware up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv

Timeline

  • 2023-12-05: disclosed: Initial NVD publication date
  • 2025-05-01: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2025-05-22: other: CISA KEV remediation due date

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