CVE-2016-9683
The SonicWall Secure Remote Access server (version 8.1.0.2-14sv) is vulnerable to a Remote Command Injection vulnerability in its web administrative interface.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The SonicWall Secure Remote Access server (version 8.1.0.2-14sv) is vulnerable to a Remote Command Injection vulnerability in its web administrative interface. This vulnerability occurs in the 'extensionsettings' CGI (/cgi-bin/extensionsettings) component responsible for handling some of the server's internal configurations. The CGI application doesn't properly escape the information it's passed when processing a particular multi-part form request involving scripts. The filename of the 'scriptname' variable is read in unsanitized before a call to system() is performed - allowing for remote command injection. Exploitation of this vulnerability yields shell access to the remote machine under the nobody user account. This is SonicWall Issue ID 181195.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.55% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 25 December 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- dell/sonicwall secure remote access server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 9.1% on 21 September 2026 to 11.6% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://documents.software.dell.com/sonicwall-sma-100-series/8.1.0.7/release-notes/resolved-issues?ParentProduct=868Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://pastebin.com/eJbeXgBr
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96375
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2016-0004
- http://documents.software.dell.com/sonicwall-sma-100-series/8.1.0.7/release-notes/resolved-issues?ParentProduct=868Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://pastebin.com/eJbeXgBr
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96375
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2016-0004
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.