Sophos Firewall and UTM
CVE-2024-13974: Business logic in Sophos Firewall
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.
Published
ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityHIGHCVSS 3.1 8.1
EPSS7.7%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixAvailable
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Sophos Firewall 0 | 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1) or later |
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What it is
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.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.