CVE-2022-1040

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Sophos
Status
Sophos Firewall
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 March 2022

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 97%🦅 CISA Reported

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.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Version(s)

Sophos Firewall <= 18.5 MR3

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2022-1040
Created by killvxk

Sophos-Vulnerability
Created by jam620

cve-2022-1040
Created by Keith-amateur

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-s...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w...
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006
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EPSS Score

97% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • 🦅

    CISA Reported

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre DatabaseCISA Database3 Proof of Concept(s)
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