Sfos vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product2 known exploited9 versions
The short answer

Sfos is made by Sophos. We track 8 published vulnerabilities in it, across 9 versions. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 31 March 2022. If you run Sfos, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Sfos flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2022-1040, on 31 March 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Sfos do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2022-1040Exploited list, 31 Mar 2022

    Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

    up to 18.5.3
  • CVE-2020-12271Exploited list, 3 Nov 2021

    Sophos SFOS SQL Injection Vulnerability

    17.017.117.518.0
Known exploited

Which Sfos vulnerabilities are being exploited?

2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 9.8
    CVE-2022-1040CriticalKnown exploited
    Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

    An authentication bypass vulnerability in User Portal and Webadmin of Sophos Firewall allows for remote code execution.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since31 Mar 2022
  2. 9.8
    CVE-2020-12271CriticalKnown exploited
    Sophos SFOS SQL Injection Vulnerability

    Sophos Firewall operating system (SFOS) firmware contains a SQL injection vulnerability when configured with either the administration (HTTPS) service or the User Portal is exposed on the WAN zone.

    Chance of use42%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which Sfos flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2022-1040CriticalKnown exploited

    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.

    CVSS9.8Published25 Mar 2022
  2. 44%

    A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the "dbName"...

    CVSS8.8Published20 Jun 2019
  3. 42%
    CVE-2020-12271CriticalKnown exploited

    A SQL injection issue was found in SFOS 17.0, 17.1, 17.5, and 18.0 before 2020-04-25 on Sophos XG Firewall devices, as exploited in the wild in April 2020.

    CVSS9.8Published27 Apr 2020
  4. 3.7%

    A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/APIController in the API Configuration component of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metachracters in the...

    CVSS8.1Published20 Jun 2019
  5. 2.3%

    An NC-25986 issue was discovered in the Logging subsystem of Sophos XG Firewall with SFOS before 17.0.3 MR3.

    CVSS6.1Published12 Jan 2018
  6. 1.8%

    SQL injection vulnerability in AccountStatus.jsp in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "username" GET parameter.

    CVSS8.8Published20 Jun 2019
  7. 1.5%

    An information disclosure vulnerability in Webadmin allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read the device serial number in Sophos Firewall version v18.5 MR2 and older.

    CVSS5.3Published29 Mar 2022
  8. 1.4%

    A heap-based buffer overflow in the awarrensmtp component of Sophos XG Firewall v17.5 MR11 and older potentially allows an attacker to run arbitrary code remotely.

    CVSS9.8Published18 Jun 2020
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We track 8 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Sfos, across 9 versions. The most recent Sfos flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2022-1040, on 31 March 2022.

2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2022-1040 and CVE-2020-12271.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2022-1040, affects up to 18.5.3. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Sfos. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.