CVE-2026-83549

SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability

  • High 7.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 2 Sep 2026

Description

Post-authentication Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability has been identified in the SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) which in specific conditions could potentially enable a remote authenticated attacker as administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands, resulting in remote code execution.

Key facts

Published
1 Sep 2026
Last changed
21 Sep 2026
Assigned by
sonicwall
KEV added
2 Sep 2026
KEV fix due
5 Sep 2026
EPSS
9.889% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 95.65% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
SonicWallSMA1000
  • Default status: unknown
  • 12.4.3-03453 (platform-hotfix) and older versions (affected)
  • 12.5.0-02835 (platform-hotfix) and older versions (affected)

Timeline

  1. 1 Sep 2026 Published
  2. 2 Sep 2026 CVE-2026-83549 added to CISA KEV
  3. 2 Sep 2026 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

Practice this bug class

HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on OS command injection (CWE-78).

References