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Critical · 9.8 Known exploited Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2022-1040 EUVD-2022-24387GHSA-9gcv-6rm7-vw3w

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version …

Published Mar 25, 2022 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by Sophos

Vendor: Sophos Product: Sophos Firewall Category: Network devices

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Sophos Sophos Firewall unspecified – ≤ 18.5 MR3 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 7 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

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