Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-34127

RCE in Sonicwall Global Management System ≤ 9.3.2

Public PoCHigh EPSSRCECommand Injection
Published
13 July 2023
Modified
23 April 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.86 99.7th percentile
Risk Priority 90 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-34127 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Sonicwall Global Management System. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 0.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2023-34127 is an OS command injection vulnerability, tracked as CWE-78, that affects SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) versions 9.3.2-SP1 and earlier as well as SonicWall Analytics versions 2.5.0.4-R7 and earlier. The flaw permits improper neutralization of special elements in operating system commands, which can be leveraged to run arbitrary commands.

An authenticated attacker with network access can exploit the issue without user interaction. Successful exploitation grants the ability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the affected appliance, resulting in full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact as reflected in the CVSS 8.8 score.

SonicWall has published advisory SNWLID-2023-0010 and a corresponding support notice that address the vulnerability and direct customers to remediation steps for the listed GMS and Analytics releases. Public exploit code referencing the affected versions has also been posted to Packet Storm.

The associated EPSS score stands at 0.9058 with an identical recorded peak, indicating sustained high exploitation probability since disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in SonicWall GMS, SonicWall Analytics enables an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This issue affects GMS: 9.3.2-SP1 and earlier versions; Analytics: 2.5.0.4-R7…

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and earlier versions.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
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T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
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T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-34136Same product: Sonicwall Analytics
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CVE-2023-34135Same product: Sonicwall Analytics
CVE-2023-34129Same product: Sonicwall Analytics
CVE-2023-34133Same product: Sonicwall Analytics
CVE-2023-34125Same product: Sonicwall Analytics
CVE-2023-34137Same product: Sonicwall Analytics
CVE-2023-34124Same product: Sonicwall Analytics
CVE-2021-20035Same vendor: Sonicwall
CVE-2023-34123Same product: Sonicwall Analytics

Affected Assets

sonicwall
analytics
≤ 2.5.0.4-r7
sonicwall
global management system
9.3.2 · ≤ 9.3.2

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References