CVE-2024-13974

High

Description

A business logic vulnerability in the Up2Date component of Sophos Firewall older than version 21.0 MR1 (20.0.1) can lead to attackers controlling the firewall’s DNS environment to achieve remote code execution.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductSophos Firewall Firmware
PublishedJul 21, 2025
First seenJul 21, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-807CWE-807

How to fix

Update
  • sophos firewall_firmware21.0.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
sophos firewall_firmwarev < 21.0.121.0.1

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