SQL injection in Sophos Firewall
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
An SQL injection vulnerability in the legacy (transparent) SMTP proxy of Sophos Firewall versions older than 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2) can lead to remote code execution, if a quarantining policy is active for Email and SFOS was upgraded from a version older than 21.0 GA.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Sophos Firewall | before 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2) | 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2) | Patch available | CNA |
- Sophos Firewall VendorSophos Affected before 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2) Fixed in 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2) Patch available CNA
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-2025-06088 OS command injection in Sophos FirewallPriority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2025-06724 OS command injection in Sophos FirewallPriority MEDIUM 48
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7624
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rjpf-qp74-8rgx
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
More Sophos Firewall Firmware vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2024-12979 SQL injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-7624 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-7624 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rjpf-qp74-8rgx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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