CVE-2016-9682 is a critical remote command injection vulnerability affecting SonicWall Secure Remote Access server version 8.1.0.2-14sv. Attackers can exploit improper input sanitization in the diagnostics CGI component to execute arbitrary commands as the 'nobody' user. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without requiring authentication or user interaction. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1.0.2-14svCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_secure_remote_access_server:8.1.0.2-14sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.