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TI-2016-07862 Aliases CVE-2016-9683GHSA-gmgj-6mhv-x5q4

The SonicWall Secure Remote Access server (version 8.1.0.2-14sv) is vulnerable to a…

Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11554 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_secure_remote_access_server:8.1.0.2-14sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.0.2-14svVulnerableDell
  • cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_secure_remote_access_server:8.1.0.2-14sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0.2-14sv Vulnerable ·Dell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9683
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmgj-6mhv-x5q4

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2016-07861 The SonicWall Secure Remote Access server (version 8.1.0.2-14sv) is vulnerable to two… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07863 The SonicWall Secure Remote Access server (version 8.1.0.2-14sv) is vulnerable to a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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