Description
A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3).
Published: 2024-12-19
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-51076 A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3).
History

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sophos
Sophos firewall
Sophos firewall Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:sophos:firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sophos
Sophos firewall
Sophos firewall Firmware

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00073}

epss

{'score': 0.00083}


Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3).
Weaknesses CWE-1391
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Sophos Firewall Firewall Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sophos

Published:

Updated: 2024-12-21T04:55:57.132Z

Reserved: 2024-12-17T18:22:16.790Z

Link: CVE-2024-12728

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-20T17:02:55.558Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-12-19T21:15:07.863

Modified: 2025-11-12T19:20:12.130

Link: CVE-2024-12728

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses