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TI-2022-00937 Aliases CVE-2022-1040GHSA-9gcv-6rm7-vw3w

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote…

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildPublished · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-31CISA due date 2022-04-21
EPSS 0.99796 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SophosSophos Firewallup to 18.5 MR3—No fix listedCNA
  • Sophos Firewall VendorSophos Affected up to 18.5 MR3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 18.5.3VulnerableSophos
  • cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 18.5.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-03-31 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1040
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gcv-6rm7-vw3w

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • 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-2018-11527 A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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
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Sources

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