CVE-2022-1040 (GCVE-0-2022-1040)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-25 12:10 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sopho… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Sophos Firewall |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ 18.5 MR3
(custom)
|
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
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
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
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 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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