CVSS 3.0
8.1 highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2018-16118
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-78
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- sophos:sfos
References
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-003.md
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-003.md