CVEs / CVE-2022-3236
CVE-2022-3236: Sophos Firewall Code Injection Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 23 Sep 2022
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 98.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
A code injection vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin of Sophos Firewall allows for remote code execution.
Description
A code injection vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v19.0 MR1 and older.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Sophos Sophos Firewall | from unspecified, up to and including 18.5 MR4 | — |
| Sophos Sophos Firewall | from unspecified, up to and including 19.0 MR1 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 23 Sep 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 14 Oct 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
References
- CVE-2022-3236 on NVD
- CVE-2022-3236 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220923-sfos-rce (cited by CISA)
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220923-sfos-rce Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-3236 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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