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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-2397 · published 17 February 2016

CVE-2016-2397: Sonicwall uma em5000 firmware command injection vulnerability

Sonicwall · Uma Em5000 Firmware

The cliserver implementation in Dell SonicWALL GMS, Analyzer, and UMA EM5000 7.2, 8.0, and 8.1 before Hotfix 168056 allows remote attackers to deserialize and execute arbitrary Java code via crafted XML data.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 6.4% · top 6.5% CWE-77 · Command injection
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
6.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The cliserver implementation in Dell SonicWALL GMS, Analyzer, and UMA EM5000 7.2, 8.0, and 8.1 before Hotfix 168056 allows remote attackers to deserialize and execute arbitrary Java code via crafted XML data.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035015 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-163 Third Party Advisory
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/185943 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035015 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-163 Third Party Advisory
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/185943 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-2397), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.