CVE-2018-9866
A vulnerability in lack of validation of user-supplied parameters pass to XML-RPC calls on SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) virtual appliance's, allow remote user to execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A vulnerability in lack of validation of user-supplied parameters pass to XML-RPC calls on SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) virtual appliance's, allow remote user to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affected GMS version 8.1 and earlier.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.50% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-20
- Affected
- sonicwall/global management system
- Source
- PSIRT@sonicwall.com
EPSS 4.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/10305Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0007Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/ddouhine/status/1019251292202586112Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/10305Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0007Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/ddouhine/status/1019251292202586112Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.