RCE in SonicWall Global Management System
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. This vulnerability affected GMS version 8.1 and earlier.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SonicWall Global Management System
- SonicWall Global Management System (Gms) — versions 8.1 and earlier
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- twitter.com/ddouhine/status/1019251292202586112 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/10305 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0007 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-9866?
- CVE-2018-9866 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Global Management System, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-9866?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.