CVE-2022-1040

CRITICALCISA KEV

9.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/25/2022

Last Modified10/27/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorSophos

ProductFirewall

Vulnerability NameSophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-31

Remediation Due Date2022-04-21

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

sophos:sfos

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html(security-alert@sophos.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006(security-alert@sophos.com)

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce(security-alert@sophos.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1040(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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