CVE-2025-7382

Pre-auth code execution via WebAdmin command injection

Published Jul 21, 2025 · Updated Jul 21, 2025

Command injection in Sophos Firewall WebAdmin before 21.0 MR2 allows adjacent attackers to execute code without authentication. Sophos has not disclosed the affected WebAdmin request, parameter, or command-construction operation. Exploitation requires an HA auxiliary device and OTP authentication enabled for the admin user; successful injection grants appliance code execution.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability4.68%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Sophos Firewall WebAdmin before 21.0 MR2 allows adjacent attackers to execute code without authentication. Sophos has not disclosed the affected WebAdmin request, parameter, or command-construction operation. Exploitation requires an HA auxiliary device and OTP authentication enabled for the admin user; successful injection grants appliance code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-7382
Published
Jul 21, 2025
Updated
Jul 21, 2025
Vendor
Sophos
Product
Sophos Firewall
Classifications
CWE-78, CAPEC-88, T1059
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <21.0 MR2 (21.0.2)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Sophos · Sophos Firewallversion=0 <21.0 MR2 (21.0.2)

Published CVSS scores

8.8SophosCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CAPEC-88OS Command Injection
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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