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).

9.8 CVSS

Description

A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3).

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-12728

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.8

Affected Products

Vendor: Sophos

Product: Sophos Firewall

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.44% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241219-sfos-rce

Timeline