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Critical
CVE-2022-1040
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Sophos
View all reports →Affected Software
Sophos Firewall
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 25th, 2022
Last Modified:
October 21st, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.