U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker for Exploiting Zero
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-12271 | SQL Injection RCE in Sophos SFOS Firewalls with WAN-Exposed Admin or User Portal | 9.8 | 42% | KEVRansomwarePoC | KEV |
| CVE-2022-1040 | Authentication Bypass Leading to Unauthenticated RCE in Sophos Firewall (SFOS) | 9.8 | 100% | KEVPoC ×2 | KEV |
| CVE-2022-1292 | The c_rehash script does not properly sanitise shell metacharacters to prevent command injection | 7.3 | 83% |
Indicators of compromise
auto-extracted · verify before use · export allAll| Type | Indicator | Context |
|---|---|---|
| domain | sophosfirewallupdate.com | signed to look like they were controlled by Sophos, such as sophosfirewallupdate[.]com." The threat actors then moved to modify their malware as |
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The U. S. government on Tuesday unsealed charges against a Chinese national for allegedly breaking into thousands of Sophos firewall devices globally in 2020.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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