Critical severity9.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Mar 25, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-1040
CVE-2022-1040
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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Affected products
4- Range: =17.0.10-MR-10
<=v18.5 MR3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=v18.5 MR3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rcenvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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