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TI-2018-07026 Aliases CVE-2018-9866GHSA-29h3-7qgp-vff3

Command injection in SonicWall Global Management System

Priority HIGH 82CWE-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 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04504 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SonicWallGlobal Management System (GMS)up to 8.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Global Management System (GMS) VendorSonicWall Affected up to 8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:global_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.1VulnerableSonicWall
  • cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:global_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.1 Vulnerable ·SonicWall

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-9866
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29h3-7qgp-vff3

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2013-01190 An Authentication Bypass Vulnerability exists in DELL SonicWALL Analyzer 7.0, Global… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16976 Use of password hash instead of password for authentication vulnerability in SonicWall… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16971 OS command injection in SonicWall GMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-16968 Authentication bypass in SonicWall GMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16977 SQL injection in SonicWall GMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-16973 Path traversal in SonicWall GMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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