SQL injection in Sophos Firewall
Priority LOW 36CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
Multiple SQLi vulnerabilities in Webadmin allow for privilege escalation from admin to super-admin in Sophos Firewall older than version 18.5 MR4 and version 19.0 MR1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01169 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Sophos Firewall (Sophos): 18.5 MR4, 19.0 MR1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Sophos Firewall | before 18.5 MR4; before 19.0 MR1 | 18.5 MR4, 19.0 MR1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Sophos Firewall VendorSophos Affected before 18.5 MR4; before 19.0 MR1 Fixed in 18.5 MR4, 19.0 MR1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 18.5 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.5 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:mr1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.5 mr1 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:mr1-1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.5 mr1-1 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:mr2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.5 mr2 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:mr3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 18.5 mr3 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:19.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.5 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.5 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:mr1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.5 mr1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:mr1-1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.5 mr1-1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:mr2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.5 mr2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:18.5:mr3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.5 mr3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall:19.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Sophos Firewall (Sophos) Fixed in 18.5 MR4, 19.0 MR1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1807
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j25-fc9v-q7qf
References
More Sophos Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02989 Code injection in Sophos Firewall KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-05110 Information disclosure in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-1807 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1807 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j25-fc9v-q7qf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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