CVE-2022-1040
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-03-25 12:10
Modified
2025-01-29 20:24
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score ?
94.42% (0.99976)
Summary
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.
References
security-alert@sophos.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security-alert@sophos.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security-alert@sophos.comhttps://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rceMitigation, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rceMitigation, Vendor Advisory
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Vendor Product Version
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
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Date added: 2022-03-31

Due date: 2022-04-21

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1040

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