RCE in Sonicwall Analyzer
CVE-2016-2397
The cliserver implementation in Dell SonicWALL GMS, Analyzer, and UMA EM5000 7.2, 8.0, and 8.1 before Hotfix 168056 allows remote attackers to deserialize and execute arbitrary Java code via crafted XML data.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.050 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- 1035015 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2397?
- CVE-2016-2397 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Analyzer, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2397?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2397 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.