Code injection in Sophos Firewall
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
A code injection vulnerability allows adjacent attackers to execute code in the Wifi controller of Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 GA.
Why it matters now
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 19.5 GA; before 19.0 MR2; before 18.5 MR5 | 19.5 GA, 19.0 MR2, 18.5 MR5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Sophos Firewall VendorSophos Affected before 19.5 GA; before 19.0 MR2; before 18.5 MR5 Fixed in 19.5 GA, 19.0 MR2, 18.5 MR5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Sophos Firewall (Sophos) Fixed in 19.5 GA, 19.0 MR2, 18.5 MR5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Sophos Firewall 18.5 MR5, 19.0 MR2, 19.5 GA
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-03410 Cross-site scripting in Sophos FirewallPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2022-02981 OS command injection in Sophos FirewallPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3713
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rf2-rmw5-85x7
References
More Sophos Xg Firewall Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-11847 Sophos XG Firewall 17.x through v17.5 MR12 allows a Buffer Overflow and remote code… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-12208 A SQL injection vulnerability in the user and admin web interfaces of Sophos XG Firewall… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-13130 Two OS command injection vulnerabilities in the User Portal of Sophos XG Firewall through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03410 Cross-site scripting in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2022-02981 OS command injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-03397 Code injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2022-3713 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3713 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3rf2-rmw5-85x7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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