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CVE-2022-4934

CVE detail

CVE-2022-4934

A post-auth command injection vulnerability in the exception wizard of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10.4 allows administrators to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS 7.2 · HighBuzz score 17.5

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 17.5

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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

11.0

2 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

6.5

2 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

2 source links · newest first

Sophos patches three issues in the Sophos Web Security appliance, one of them rated as criticalSecurity Affairs
Sophos addressed three vulnerabilities in Sophos Web Appliance, including a critical flaw that can lead to code execution. Cybersecurity vendor Sophos addressed three vulnerabilities in Sophos Web Appliance, including a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-1671 (CVSS score of 9.8), that can lead to code execution. The CVE-2023-1671 flaw is a pre-auth command injection issue that […]
newssecurityaffairs.comApr 10, 2023, 3:35 PM
Sophos Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability in Web Security ApplianceSecurityWeek
Sophos patches critical unauthenticated code execution vulnerability in Sophos Web Appliance.
newswww.securityweek.comApr 7, 2023, 10:50 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

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Related records

Similar CVEs

6 related CVEs with shared weakness or product evidence

CVE-2023-1671
A pre-auth command injection vulnerability in the warn-proceed handler of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10.4 allows execution of arbitrary code.
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
KEV listed7 mentions
CVE-2017-6184
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CVSS 4.7 · Medium
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CVSS 7.2 · High
CVE-2016-9554
The Sophos Web Appliance Remote / Secure Web Gateway server (version 4.2.1.3) is vulnerable to a Remote Command Injection vulnerability in its web administrative interface. These…
CVSS 7.2 · High
CVE-2016-9553
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CVSS 7.2 · High
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6 mentions

External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Apr 4, 2023

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): High. The attacker needs significant administrative privileges.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require another user to act.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses