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CVE-2018-16117: sophos sfos OS Command Injection

CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
Published 20-06-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16117 is a high (CVSS 9.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in sophos sfos. EPSS estimates a 43.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
43.73%
0%100%
High · -0.61 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-06-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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" POST parameter.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

43.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.61 pp

From 44.34% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
43.73%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sophos1 product
  • sfos≤ 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1:maintenance_release1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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