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CVE-2026-83549 — SonicWall SMA1000

CISA KEV

CVSS v3.1 7.8 (HIGH) · EPSS 0.9% (higher than 57.7% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 9/10 · Published 2026-09-01

As of 2026-09-03, CVE-2026-83549 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in SonicWall SMA1000, CVSS v3.1 7.8, EPSS 0.9% (57.7th percentile). It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-09-02), with a US federal remediation deadline of 2026-09-05. Threadlinqs Intelligence links 2 tracked threat campaigns to CVE-2026-83549, most recently “Eclypsium InfraTrust Report: Mass Active Exploitation of Network Management Systems (Cisco FMC/ISE CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-76460; SonicWall SMA 1000 CVE-2026-83548/83549; Linux Kernel CopyFail CVE-2026-31431)”.

Last updated: 2026-09-03

What is CVE-2026-83549?

Post-authentication Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability has been identified in the SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) which in specific conditions could potentially enable a remote authenticated attacker as administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands, resulting in remote code execution.

The record classifies CVE-2026-83549 under weakness class CWE-78. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 23 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST): 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.7% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Listed since 2026-09-02, federal remediation deadline 2026-09-05
Threadlinqs priority: 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
Published: 2026-09-01, last modified 2026-09-03

Is CVE-2026-83549 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2026-83549 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-09-02, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2026-09-05 under BOD 22-01. It currently carries a trending score of 54 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

SonicWall: SMA1000

How to fix CVE-2026-83549

Vendor advisory: https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2026-0016. Because CVE-2026-83549 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2026-09-05. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-83549

2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2026-83549, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Eclypsium InfraTrust Report: Mass Active Exploitation of Network Management Systems (Cisco FMC/ISE CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-76460; SonicWall SMA 1000 CVE-2026-83548/83549; Linux Kernel CopyFail CVE-2026-31431) — CRITICAL · 2026-09-23
SonicWall SMA1000 Chained Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549) Exploited in the Wild — CRITICAL · 2026-09-03

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-09-03. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Vendor advisory and patch

psirt.global.sonicwall.com — vendor advisory

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