CVE-2024-12729 Code injection in Sophos Firewall
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary code remotely via the User Portal in Sophos Firewall, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12729?
CVE-2024-12729 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Sophos Firewall, published on 19 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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).
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Firewall Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-12729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6r4g-xxf8-49wf.