Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Sophos Connect Client
Priority LOW 24CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability allows sensitive key material to be included in technical support archives in Sophos Connect versions older than 2.2.90.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00128 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Sophos Connect Client (Sophos): 2.2.90
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Sophos Connect Client (Sophos) Fixed in 2.2.90
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Sophos Connect Client 2.2.90
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-04492 Cross-site scripting in Sophos Connect ClientPriority LOW 27
- TI-2022-23925 Cross-site request forgery in Sophos Connect ClientPriority LOW 20
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48310
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffx9-rf8p-2px9
References
More Sophos Connect vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-07517 A malicious website could execute code remotely in Sophos Connect Client before version 2.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-04492 Cross-site scripting in Sophos Connect Client CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-23925 Cross-site request forgery in Sophos Connect Client CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-48310 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-48310 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffx9-rf8p-2px9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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