TI-2024-11802 Aliases CVE-2024-12729 GHSA-6r4g-xxf8-49wf

Code injection in Sophos Firewall

MEDIUM 43CWE-94Published 2024-12-19 · Updated 2024-12-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

A post-auth code injection vulnerability in the User Portal allows authenticated users to execute code remotely in Sophos Firewall older than version 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01306 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Sophos Firewall (Sophos): 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1)

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Sophos	Sophos Firewall	before 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1)	21.0 MR1 (21.0.1)	Patch available	CNA

Sophos Firewall VendorSophos Affected before 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1) Fixed in 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1) Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall_firmware::::::::	before 21.0.1	Vulnerable	Sophos
cpe:2.3:h:sophos:firewall:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Sophos

cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
cpe:2.3:h:sophos:firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Sophos

Remediation

Fix · CNA Sophos Firewall (Sophos) Fixed in 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1)

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2024-12-19
Sophos Firewall 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1)
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-11800 SQL injection in Sophos FirewallPriority MEDIUM 52
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12729
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6r4g-xxf8-49wf

References

Patch 1

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

TI-2025-06959 SQL injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-06088 OS command injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-11800 SQL injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-11801 A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-12980 A business logic vulnerability in the Up2Date component of Sophos Firewall older than… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2025-06724 OS command injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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