CVE-2024-12727

A pre-auth SQL injection vulnerability in the email protection feature of Sophos Firewall versions older than 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1) allows access to the reporting database and can lead to remote code execution if a specific configuration of Secure PDF eXchange (SPX) is enabled in combination with the firewall running in High Availability (HA) mode.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241219-sfos-rce	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:sophos:firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-12-19 21:15

Updated : 2025-11-12 19:27

NVD link : CVE-2024-12727

Mitre link : CVE-2024-12727

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-12727

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sophos

firewall
firewall_firmware

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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