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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-12729 · published 19 December 2024

CVE-2024-12729: Sophos firewall firmware code injection vulnerability

Sophos · Firewall Firmware

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).

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.3% · top 30.6% CWE-94 · Code injection
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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).

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241219-sfos-rce PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-12729), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.