9.8Critical
KEV
CVE-2022-1040Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Known exploited — Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 31.03.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 21.04.2022.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1040
Description
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.
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| sophos | sfos | ≤ 18.5.3 | |
| Sophos | Sophos Firewall | unspecified – ≤ 18.5 MR3 |
References and patches
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce MitigationVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1040 US Government Resource
CPE matches (NVD) (1)
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 18.5.3