What is CVE-2016-2396?

CVE-2016-2396 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Analyzer, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2016-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2016-2396?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

RCE in SonicWall Analyzer

CVE-2016-2396

The GMS ViewPoint (GMSVP) web application in Dell SonicWALL GMS, Analyzer, and UMA EM5000 7.2, 8.0, and 8.1 before Hotfix 168056 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to configuration input.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2016-02-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.047 (91.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SonicWall Analyzer — versions 7.2, 8.0, 8.1
SonicWall Global Management System — versions 7.2, 8.0, 8.1
SonicWall Uma Em5000
SonicWall Uma Em5000 Firmware — versions 7.2, 8.0, 8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2396?: CVE-2016-2396 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Analyzer, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2016-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-2396?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.