#VU101873 Use of Weak Credentials in Sophos Firewall - CVE-2024-12728
Published: December 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101873
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12728
CWE-ID: CWE-1391
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Sophos Firewall
Sophos Firewall
Software vendor:
Sophos
Sophos
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to the suggested and non-random SSH login passphrase for High Availability (HA)
cluster initialization remained active after the HA establishment
process completed. A remote attacker can use this passphrase to connect to devices using SSH and compromise the affected system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.