CVE-2022-1040
Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
IN CISA KEV
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.
- Vendor
- Sophos
- Product
- Firewall
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 (critical), scored by NVD (primary)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 (critical), scored by security-alert@sophos.comCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-158
- Published
- 2022-03-25
- NVD modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Analyzed
CISA KEV
- Date added
- 2022-03-31
- Due date
- 2022-04-21
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS
100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 99th)
FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS
CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.
References
- www.sophos.com (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.sophos.com (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.cisa.gov (US Government Resource)
Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.