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TI-2025-06088 Aliases CVE-2025-6704GHSA-5m7h-7mwc-924h

OS command injection in Sophos Firewall

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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-78.

Summary

An arbitrary file writing vulnerability in the Secure PDF eXchange (SPX) feature of Sophos Firewall versions older than 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2) can lead to pre-auth remote code execution, if a specific configuration of SPX is enabled in combination with the firewall running in High Availability (HA) mode.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.11772 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Sophos Firewall (Sophos): 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2)

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SophosSophos Firewallbefore 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2)21.0 MR2 (21.0.2)Patch availableCNA
  • Sophos Firewall VendorSophos Affected before 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2) Fixed in 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2) Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 21.0.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:h:sophos:firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onSophos
  • cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 21.0.2 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 MR2 (21.0.2)

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Sophos Firewall 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2)

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-06959 SQL injection in Sophos FirewallPriority MEDIUM 62
    • TI-2025-06724 OS command injection in Sophos FirewallPriority MEDIUM 48
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6704
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m7h-7mwc-924h

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-06959 SQL 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
  • TI-2024-12979 SQL injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
See all 9 →

Sources

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