sonicwall sma-500v CVE-2021-20035 is a vulnerability in SonicWall Sma 500v
Published on September 27, 2021

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.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. 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.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 7, 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.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2021-20035 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2021-20035 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2021-20035

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Affected Versions

SonicWall SMA100:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
3.97%
Percentile
88.20%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.