Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2024-12728
A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3).
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.93%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-1391 ↗CWE-1391 Use of Weak Credentials
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Sophos Firewall | 0 < 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3) (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.929%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Sophos Limited · Vendor · UK |
| Reserved | 2024-12-17T18:22:16 |
| Published | 2024-12-19T20:48:53 |
| Last Updated | 2024-12-21T04:55:57 |
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