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CVE-2023-44221

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.

CVSS 7.2 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.2: +1.08
  • Fresh EPSS: 76.25%: +0.38

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 8 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

CloudSEK
Press · 03 Aug 2026, 16:32 · Access For Sale: Inside a Russian-Speaking Access Broker's Dual Operation - CloudSEK
The Cyber Express
Press · 15 Jul 2026, 12:10 · CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410 Hit SonicWall SMA1000 - The Cyber Express
CyberScoop
Press · 05 Aug 2025, 07:00 · SonicWall firewalls hit by active mass exploitation of suspected zero-day - CyberScoop
Dark Reading
Press · 04 Aug 2025, 07:00 · Akira Attacking SonicWall Firewalls, Suggesting Zero-Day - Dark Reading
Google Cloud
Press · 16 Jul 2025, 07:00 · Ongoing SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) Exploitation Campaign using the OVERSTEP Backdoor - Google Cloud
See all 8 source documents
Hackread
Press · 03 May 2025, 07:00 · watchTowr Warns of Active Exploitation of SonicWall SMA 100 Devices - Hackread
The Hacker News
Press · 01 May 2025, 07:00 · SonicWall Confirms Active Exploitation of Flaws Affecting Multiple Appliance Models - The Hacker News
watchTowr Labs
Press · 01 May 2025, 07:00 · SonicBoom, From Stolen Tokens to Remote Shells - SonicWall SMA (CVE-2023-44221, CVE-2024-38475) - watchTowr Labs

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.2; EPSS 76.2%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, high privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:59.307003+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
05 Dec 2023, 20:10
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
01 May 2025, 00:00
First press mention
01 May 2025, 07:00
Latest press mention
03 Aug 2026, 16:32
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58