CVE-2022-3236 kev in the critical feed json
A code injection vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v19.0 MR…
published 2022-09-23 4 y ago modified 2026-10-07 32 d ago also EUVD-2022-42644
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-09-23
- epss
- 98.9%
- EPSS 98.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- Found exploited as a 0-day (Project Zero)
- 0-day patched (Project Zero)
- Added to CISA KEV
- Published
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-10-14 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Sophos, Firewall
- CISA name
- Sophos Firewall Code Injection Vulnerability
Zero-day
Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.
- Found
- 2022-09-16
- Patched
- 2022-09-23
- Details
- project zero tracker
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
98.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Sophos Firewall <= 19.0 MR1 - Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Sophos Sophos Firewall
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
sophos.com
/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220923-sfos-rce
vendor-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-3236
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-3236
- NVD CVE-2022-3236
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