Critical [CVE-2022-1040] Sophos Firewall: authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin
This critical-severity Sophos advisory covers CVE-2022-1040 affecting Sophos Firewall.
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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 Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Listed:
- Mar 31, 2022 · federal remediation due Apr 21, 2022
- Required action:
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Ransomware use:
- Unknown
KEV is a prioritization signal from CISA — remediation detail still comes from the vendor advisory.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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