HIGH
A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the "dbName" POST parameter
Published Jun 20, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 44.34%
Description
A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the "dbName" POST parameter.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
44.34% 0.44343
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.44343
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 44.34% (0.44343) | 98.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 44.34% (0.44343) | 98.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00983) | 76.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 3.81% (0.03806) | 87.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.87% (0.00869) | 73.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.00% (0.04000) | 87.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.28% (0.06280) | 84.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.00% (0.04000) | 87.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 70.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 70.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 70.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 66.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 29.52th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 28.89th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 66.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.md x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.md | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 20, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 29, 2018
Link CVE-2018-16117
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a