CVE-2022-1040

high-risk
Published 2022-03-25

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v18.5 MR3 and older.

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94.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 6% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
51006
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Sophos

References (7)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006
Mitigation https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006
Mitigation https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-...
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal