9.3

CVE-2018-16118: sophos sfos OS Command Injection

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 20-06-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16118 is a high (CVSS 9.3) OS Command Injection vulnerability in sophos sfos. EPSS estimates a 3.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.72%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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/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 "X-Forwarded-for" HTTP header.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.72% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.72%

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≤ 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 17.0.8:mr8 | 17.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links