CVE-2022-1040

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: March 25, 2022 Modified: October 27, 2025
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html
Source: security-alert@sophos.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006
Source: security-alert@sophos.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce
Source: security-alert@sophos.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1040
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.4%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-04-21

Affected Vendors

sophos