Sensitive information in log files in Sophos UTM
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
Confd log files contain local users', including root’s, SHA512crypt password hashes with insecure access permissions. This allows a local attacker to attempt off-line brute-force attacks against these password hashes in Sophos UTM before version 9.710.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Sophos UTM (Sophos) Fixed in 9.710
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Sophos UTM 9.710
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-00311 SQL injection in Sophos UTMPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0652
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45jp-55w8-4p9x
References
More Sophos Unified Threat Management vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-15463 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-00311 SQL injection in Sophos UTM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-02040 Memory leak in the TCP stack in the kernel in Sophos UTM before 9.109 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2012-02788 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Backup/Restore component in WebAdmin in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2021-07524 Stored XSS can execute as administrator in quarantined email detail view in Sophos UTM before version 9.706. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-0652 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0652 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45jp-55w8-4p9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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