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HIGH Actively exploited CWE-78

CVE-2026-83549

SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

SonicWall·SMA1000 Appliances

7.8/ 10
CVSS 3.1
High severity
9.9%
EPSS exploit odds
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 96% of all CVEs
Listed
CISA KEV catalog
Added
Sep 2, 2026
Fix due
Sep 5, 2026
Ransomware
Not known
Timeline
Published
Sep 1, 2026
Updated
Sep 21, 2026
First covered
Oct 12, 2026
Latest story
1 month ago

Summary

Post-authentication Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability has been identified in the SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) which in specific conditions could potentially enable a remote authenticated attacker as administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands, resulting in remote code execution.

CWE-78Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')

Attack profile

Attack vectorLocal
ComplexityLow
PrivilegesLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA required action

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Affected products

  • SonicWall SMA100012.4.3-03453 (platform-hotfix) and older versions12.5.0-02835 (platform-hotfix) and older versions

References

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