CVE-2024-12728 Hardcoded credentials in Sophos Firewall
Weak credentials allow attackers to gain privileged SSH access to Sophos Firewall devices, enabling full system control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12728?
CVE-2024-12728 is a critical vulnerability in Sophos Firewall, published on 19 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3).
Weakness: CWE-1391
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12728?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Firewall Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12728?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-12728 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12728 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wj5c-255p-6pwh.