Findings

CVE-2021-20035

SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Sep 27, 2021 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · sonicwall sma 200 firmware

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.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 27, 2021 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 16, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. May 7, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Remediation 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.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

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.

CISA due date May 7, 2025

Affected

  • cpe sonicwall/sma 200 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe sonicwall/sma 210 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe sonicwall/sma 400 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe sonicwall/sma 410 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe sonicwall/sma 500vversion unspecified
  • vendor SonicWall SMA100 Appliancesversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-20035

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-20035

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-20035

    30-day exploitation probability 4.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2021-20035

    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.nist.gov

References