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CVE-2024-13974

 

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-07-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-07-21 CVE Published
  • 2025-07-21 CVE Updated
  • 2025-08-22 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-807: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-598: DNS Spoofing
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Sophos
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Sophos Firewall
Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Sophos Firewall"
< 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1)
Search vendor "Sophos" for product "Sophos Firewall" and version " < 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1)"
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Affected