Exploited CVEs / SonicWall / CVE-2023-44221

CVE-2023-44221

SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2025-05-22 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: SonicWall PSIRT Advisories, linked below.

Risk summary

HighCISA KEV

7.2

CVSS base

75%

EPSS exploit probability

High

Severity

2025-05-01

Added to KEV

2025-05-22 (past due)

CISA due date

Actively exploited SonicWall SMA100 Appliances vulnerability, High severity, CVSS 7.2. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2025-05-01.

Senserva AI read on CVE-2023-44221 CISA required action Official fix for CVE-2023-44221 Admin questions

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2023-44221

SonicWall SMA100 remote access appliances allow an authenticated admin to inject OS commands through the SSL-VPN management interface, and in observed 2025 attacks this was the persistence step after credentials were stolen through other flaws. The 75 percent EPSS is remarkable for a bug that requires admin privilege, telling you how often attackers already hold SMA100 credentials. It entered the KEV catalog in May 2025.

Do this: Update SMA100 firmware and rotate all administrator credentials on the appliance, since exploitation presumes the attacker already logged in.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2023-44221

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I run IT security. Facts for CVE-2023-44221, an actively exploited vulnerability (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2023-44221.html, data from CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2023-44221: SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Affected: SonicWall SMA100 Appliances
- Severity: High, CVSS 7.2; EPSS 30-day exploitation probability 75%
- Added to CISA KEV: 2025-05-01; federal remediation due 2025-05-22
- Ransomware-linked: no
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) The fastest safe path to remediation. 4) How to check whether my environment is exposed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Patch now

Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.

The fix ships from the vendor: SonicWall PSIRT Advisories.

Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2025-05-22; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated August 14, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2023-44221

Published: 2025-05-01
Last revised: 2025-05-01
Changes tracked: 1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

Senserva Watchevery change we have recorded for this one

What changed, and when

2025-05-01 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 7.2; EPSS first scored at 74.9%

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2025-05-22 (past due).

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

Official fix for CVE-2023-44221

The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the SMA100 Appliances advisory on SonicWall PSIRT Advisories.

SonicWall PSIRT Advisories CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2023-44221

Is CVE-2023-44221 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-44221 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2025-05-01, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 75%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2023-44221?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2025-05-22, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: 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 fixes CVE-2023-44221?

The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see SonicWall PSIRT Advisories for the patched SMA100 Appliances versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2023-44221?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2023-44221's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).

Scope and sources

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Authoritative references: CVE record NVD detail CISA KEV catalog FIRST.org EPSS

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