Security News > 2022 > September > Hackers Exploited Zero-Day RCE Vulnerability in Sophos Firewall — Patch Released
Security software company Sophos has warned of cyberattacks targeting a recently addressed critical vulnerability in its firewall product.
The issue, tracked as CVE-2022-3236, impacts Sophos Firewall v19.0 MR1 and older and concerns a code injection vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin components that could result in remote code execution.
The company said it "Has observed this vulnerability being used to target a small set of specific organizations, primarily in the South Asia region," adding it directly notified these entities.
As a workaround, Sophos is recommending that users take steps to ensure that the User Portal and Webadmin are not exposed to WAN. Alternatively, users can update to the latest supported version -.
The development marks the second time a Sophos Firewall vulnerability has come under active attacks within a year.
Sophos firewall appliances have also previously come under attack to deploy what's called the Asnarök trojan in an attempt to siphon sensitive information.
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https://thehackernews.com/2022/09/hackers-actively-exploiting-new-sophos.html
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-23 | CVE-2022-3236 | Code Injection vulnerability in Sophos Firewall 19.0.1 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. | 9.8 |