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

> CVE-2023-44221: SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability. CVSS 7.2 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-44221
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:05:30Z

- Published: 2023-12-05 20:10 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05 UTC · Assigner: sonicwall
- CVSS: 7.2 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 76.2%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2025-05-01, federal due date 2025-05-22, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-78

## 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.

## 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- SonicWall: SMA100

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44221)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44221)
- [https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018](https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018)

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