CVE-2018-16118
highpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.037 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/APIController in the API Configuration component of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metachracters in the "X-Forwarded-for" HTTP header.
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affected products (6)
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references (11)
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- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637cnnvd
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-003.mdcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16118cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Sophos-XG-Firewall-three-vulnerabilities-29599cnnvd
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspxcnnvd
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-003.mdenisa_euvd
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspxenisa_euvd
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