Hazard

Is CVE-2023-44221 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

SonicWall · SMA100 Appliances

CVSS 7.2 EPSS 75% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 22 May 2025

What it is

SonicWall SMA100 appliances contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the SSL-VPN management interface that allows a remote, authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 75%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2025-05-22) has passed
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

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

What it costs when this goes wrong

This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. Where an unfixed vulnerability leads to a breach, the ICO treats it as a security failure under UK GDPR. Recent cases:

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