CVE-2024-12728 json
A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3…
published 2024-12-19 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-51076
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3).
Patch / fix
- Sophos Sophos Firewall 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3)
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Sophos Sophos Firewall
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1391 Use of Weak Credentials
References
-
sophos.com
/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241219-sfos-rce
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-12728
- NVD CVE-2024-12728
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