A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG…
Priority HIGH 67CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the "dbName" POST parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.43729 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 17.0 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.1 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:maintenance_release1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.1 maintenance_release1 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:h:sophos:xg_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Sophos |
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 17.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:maintenance_release1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.1 maintenance_release1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:h:sophos:xg_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Sophos
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16117
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5rw-xxw8-mmv8
References
More Sophos Sfos vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00937 An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09803 A SQL injection issue was found in SFOS 17.0, 17.1, 17.5, and 18.0 before 2020-04-25 on… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09226 A heap-based buffer overflow in the awarrensmtp component of Sophos XG Firewall v17.5… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11528 A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/APIController in the API Configuration… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-11526 SQL injection vulnerability in AccountStatus.jsp in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-13223 An NC-25986 issue was discovered in the Logging subsystem of Sophos XG Firewall with SFOS… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-16117 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16117 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q5rw-xxw8-mmv8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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