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CVE-2022-1040 (GCVE-0-2022-1040)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-25 12:10 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15
VLAI CISA Previdian
Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-29 20:24 UTC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Sophos Sophos Firewall Affected: unspecified , ≤ 18.5 MR3 (custom)
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CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-1040

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-03-31 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-31
Asserted: 2022-03-31

Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | Affected: Sophos / Firewall | Description: An authentication bypass vulnerability in User Portal and Webadmin of Sophos Firewall allows for remote code execution. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-04-21 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1040

Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev


Details
Cwes CWE-158
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Firewall
Due Date 2022-04-21
Date Added 2022-03-31
Vendorproject Sophos
Vulnerabilityname Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown

References

Created: 2026-02-02 13:25 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-1040

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-03-31 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-31
Asserted: 2022-03-31

Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v18.5... | Affected: Sophos / Sophos Firewall | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel


Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v18.5...
Vendor Sophos
Product Sophos Firewall
Added Date 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False

References

Created: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC
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