CVE detail
CVE-2024-12728
A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3).
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- Sophos Patches Critical Firewall VulnerabilitiesSecurityWeek
Sophos has released patches for a critical-severity firewall vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution.
newswww.securityweek.comDec 23, 2024, 11:30 AM - Sophos fixed critical vulnerabilities in its Firewall productSecurity Affairs
Sophos fixed three Sophos Firewall flaws that could lead to SQL injection, privileged SSH access to devices, and remote code execution. Sophos has addressed three vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-12727, CVE-2024-12728, and CVE-2024-12729, in its Sophos Firewall solution. The vulnerabilities impact Sophos Firewall v21.0 GA (21.0.0) and older versions, below are the description for these […]
newssecurityaffairs.comDec 20, 2024, 9:23 PM
Exploit code
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