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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

This CVE is actively exploited in the wild. CISA mandates federal agencies to patch immediately.

CVE

CVE-2022-1040

9.8

CVSScritical

Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.

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.

Attack Vector

Network

Privileges Req.

None

User Interaction

None

sophos firewall

Updated Sep 22, 2026View on NVD →

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CVE-2022-1040 Scanner

Targets the User Portal and Webadmin endpoints in Sophos Firewall v18.5 MR3 and older. An unauthenticated attacker can bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code.

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CVE history: sophos firewall

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