What is CVE-2022-3226?

CVE-2022-3226 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Firewall, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-3226?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Sophos Firewall

CVE-2022-3226

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2022-12-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (78.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.018 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20221201-sfos-19-5-0 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3226?: CVE-2022-3226 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Firewall, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-3226?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.