CVE-2022-3236

Published: Sep 23, 2022Updated: Oct 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-94

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9.8CVSSCRITICAL

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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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

Sophos Firewall Sophos Security Products

SFOS Sophos Ltd.

Mixed

Networking Infrastructure / firewall

firewall sophos Security Products

sophoscommercialGBSecurity Productsaka sophos ltd.

sophos ltd.commercialNetworking Infrastructureaka sfos, sophos firewall, sophos web appliance (swa)

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV:Sep 23, 2022

Remediation due:Oct 14, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

Initial Access

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References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220923-sfos-rce

sophos.com

https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv

cisa.gov

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-3236

cisa.gov

Timeline

Added to CISA KEV

Sep 23, 2022

Published

Sep 23, 2022

Last Updated

Oct 27, 2025

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