SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances OS Command Injection
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 deadline 2026-09-05 · passed 5 days ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances contains an OS command injection vulnerability that could enable a remote authenticated attacker as administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands, resulting in remote code execution.
Who is affected
SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-78.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 5 days ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2026-83549 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83549
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2026-0016
- cisa.gov www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- cisa.gov www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83549