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CVE-2022-1040

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v18.5...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
March 21, 2022
Published Date
March 25, 2022
Last Updated
January 29, 2025
Vendor
Sophos
Product
Sophos Firewall
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.

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2022-03-31 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2023-01-08 15:46:00 UTC) Source

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-31 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1040.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

michealadams30/CVE-2022-1040

Type: github • Created: 2023-01-08 15:46:00 UTC • Stars: 0

Sophos EXploit

jackson5sec/CVE-2022-1040

Type: github • Created: 2022-10-30 19:20:57 UTC • Stars: 2

This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the firewall management space by bypassing authentication

killvxk/CVE-2022-1040

Type: github • Created: 2022-05-06 08:56:04 UTC • Stars: 16

may the poc with you