Sophos blocked attack exploiting XG Firewall 0day to deploy Ransomware
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-12271 | SQL Injection RCE in Sophos SFOS Firewalls with WAN-Exposed Admin or User Portal | 9.8 | 43% | KEVRansomwarePoC | KEV |
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Hackers attempted to exploit a zero-day flaw in the Sophos XG firewall to distribute ransomware to Windows machines, but the attack was blocked. Threat actors attempted to exploit a zero-day (CVE-2020-12271) in the Sophos XG firewall to spread ransomware to Windows machines, the good news is that the attack was blocked by a hotfix issued by Sophos.
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