CVE-2022-1040
is CVE-2022-1040real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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Confirmed exploited in the wild — listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-03-31). Treat as real and prioritize patching over triage.
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