SonicWall Network Security Manager Management Interface os command injection

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A vulnerability has been found in SonicWall Network Security Manager and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Management Interface. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-78327. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in SonicWall Network Security Manager (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM) On-Prem Management interface allows an authenticated attacker with SuperAdmin privileges to inject arbitrary commands that are executed on the underlying host, resulting in remote code execution.

It is possible to read the advisory at psirt.global.sonicwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-78327 since 08/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Firewall Software

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• SonicWall

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• Network Security Manager

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.sonicwall.com/

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