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high 7.2

CVE-2023-44221 kev in the critical feed json

Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administ…

published 2023-12-05 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-48580

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2025-05-01
epss
76.3%
EPSS 76.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

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.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. CISA SSVC: exploitation active
  4. CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added
18 mo ago
Patch by
2025-05-22 (17 mo ago)
Ransomware
Not known
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.
Vendor, product
SonicWall, SMA100 Appliances
CISA name
SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation exploitation
  • T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism exploitation
  • T1059.004 Unix Shell primary impact
  • T1543 Create or Modify System Process secondary impact

kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

76.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • SonicWall SMA100

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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