CVE-2022-1040

Published: Mar 25, 2022

Modified: Oct 21, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sophos	Sophos Firewall	affected `unspecified - <= 18.5 MR3`

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html

x_refsource_MISC

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006

x_refsource_MISC

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CVE-2022-1040

Description

Affected Products

CVSS v3.1 Details

References