CVE-2022-3226 Command injection in Sophos Firewall

High 7.2 Published Updated

Administrators can execute arbitrary code via SSL VPN configuration uploads in Sophos Firewall, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-3226?

CVE-2022-3226 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Sophos Firewall, published on 1 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An OS command injection vulnerability allows admins to execute code via SSL VPN configuration uploads in Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 GA.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3226?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sophos Xg Firewall Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3226?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-3226 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3f66-9wgv-7rw2.

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