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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2023-44221Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: sonicwall · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2023-44221ListedHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.2CWE-78

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.

Published: 06 Dec 2023•Last updated: 17 Jun 2026, 11:57 AM IST•Source identifier: PSIRT@sonicwall.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added01 May 2025
Due22 May 2025
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
7.2HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
76.3%0.762
Percentile100th
Weakness type
CWE-78
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; Known exploitation signal from CISA KEV or ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

5 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • sonicwall sma 200 firmware · <= 10.2.1.9-57sv · NVD CPE · Source
  • sonicwall sma 210 firmware · <= 10.2.1.9-57sv · NVD CPE · Source
  • sonicwall sma 400 firmware · <= 10.2.1.9-57sv · NVD CPE · Source
  • sonicwall sma 410 firmware · <= 10.2.1.9-57sv · NVD CPE · Source
  • sonicwall sma 500v firmware · <= 10.2.1.9-57sv · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_500v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

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.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed); command-injection (CWE-78)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
  2. Identify installations of the affected product and compare versions with the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A weakness class does not establish local exposure. · Rule command-injection

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review command interpreters spawned by the affected service or application.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Unexpected process lineage can support command-injection hunting. · Rule command-injection

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
01 May 2025
Required action due
22 May 2025
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
PSIRT@sonicwall.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_500v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.

Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2023-44221
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2023-44221
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2023-44221"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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Correlated briefings

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.