SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2025-04-16

[ Description ]Official description

Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user which potentially leads to DoS.

CISA: SonicWall SMA100 appliances contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the management interface that allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user, which could potentially lead to code execution.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 7 May 2025): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0022Vendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource