CVE-2022-3226
HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: December 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorXg Firewall FirmwareXg FirewallSophos Firewall
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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 18.5 MR5v < 19.0 MR2v < 19.5 GA
Affected range stops below 18.5 MR5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.0 MR2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.5 GA, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Xg Firewall· Sophosdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.2HIGHSophos
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78
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