Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2023-44221 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Sonicwall Sma 200 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique NTDS (T1003.003); ranked in the top 0.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
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-2023-44221 is an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface. It stems from improper neutralization of special elements and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2. The flaw permits a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands under the 'nobody' user account.
A remote authenticated attacker holding administrative privileges can exploit the issue over the network without user interaction to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack requires administrative credentials on the management interface and results in command execution limited to the 'nobody' context.
SonicWall's PSIRT advisory SNWLID-2023-0018 addresses the vulnerability, and the entry appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.2307 since disclosure, indicating steady but not sharply increasing exploitation interest.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-48580
Vulnerability Data
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.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 01 May 2025
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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.
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'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.
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.