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CVE-2022-1040: Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Sophos Firewall · in CISA KEV since 2022-03-31
2022-03-31added to KEV
2022-04-21federal remediation due date
99.80%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 100.0th percentile
9.8 CRITICALCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
6days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
An authentication bypass vulnerability in User Portal and Webadmin of Sophos Firewall allows for remote code execution.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-158 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2022-03-25 (Analyzed) |
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