CVE-2022-1040
CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
An authentication bypass vulnerability in User Portal and Webadmin of Sophos Firewall allows for remote code execution.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Remediation due: 2022-04-21
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1040
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