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CVE-2022-1040 Detail

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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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NVD assessment not yet provided.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html CVE, Sophos Limited Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1040 CISA-ADP US Government Resource 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006 CVE, Sophos Limited Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce CVE, Sophos Limited Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability 03/31/2022 04/21/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information 👁 cwe source acceptance level
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Change History

14 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/17/2026 12:21:42 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added SSVC 
{"timestamp":"2025-01-29T20:24:47.614244Z","id":"CVE-2022-1040","options":[{"exploitation":"active"},{"automatable":"yes"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}

CVE Modified by Sophos Limited 6/17/2026 12:21:42 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected 
[{"vendor":"Sophos","product":"Sophos Firewall","versions":[{"version":"unspecified","lessThanOrEqual":"18.5 MR3","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]}]

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/27/2025 1:01:03 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference Type 
CISA-ADP: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1040 Types: US Government Resource

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 8:17:51 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1040

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 4:18:53 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Removed Reference 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1040

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 3:19:29 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-1040

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/13/2025 12:36:46 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 1:39:54 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html
Added Reference 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006
Added Reference 
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce

CVE Modified by Sophos Limited 5/14/2024 5:54:01 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CWE Remap by NIST 8/08/2023 10:21:49 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CWE 
CWE-287



NVD-CWE-noinfo


Modified Analysis by NIST 10/27/2022 1:04:04 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Reference Type 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html No Types Assigned


 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed Reference Type 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006 No Types Assigned


 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

CVE Modified by Sophos Limited 9/13/2022 5:15:08 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Sophos Limited 8/10/2022 4:15:25 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html [No Types Assigned]

Initial Analysis by NIST 3/31/2022 9:05:45 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CVSS V2 
NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added CWE 
NIST CWE-287
Added CPE Configuration 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 18.5.3
Changed Reference Type 
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce No Types Assigned


 
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-1040
NVD Published Date:
03/25/2022
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
Sophos Limited