On 2025-05-01, CISA added CVE-2023-44221 (SonicWall SMA100 Appliances) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires applying mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions; see the full text below for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on May 1, 2025 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds SonicWall SMA100 Appliances Vulnerability CVE-2023-44221 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- May 1, 2025
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 76.3%, higher than 100% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
- ExploitedKEV
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- Vulnerability status
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What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires applying mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions; see the full text for specific requirements [2].
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Technical details
CISA KEV Listing
On 2025-05-01, CISA added CVE-2023-44221 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog for SonicWall SMA100 Appliances [2].
Original Technical Description
SonicWall SMA100 appliances contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the SSL-VPN management interface that allows a remote, authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user. [2]
Official Requirements
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2023-44221 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“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.”
- [2]
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