Vulnerability in SonicWall Sonicos

CVE-2024-12805

A post-authentication format string vulnerability in SonicOS management allows a remote attacker to crash a firewall and potentially leads to code execution.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-12805: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • SonicWall Sonicos — versions 6.5.4.15-117n and older versions, 7.0.1-5161 and older version, 7.1.2-7019

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12805?
CVE-2024-12805 is a high-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Sonicos, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-12805?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12805 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.