CVE-2020-25223
Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 96.75% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 March 2022 · due 15 April 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- sophos/unified threat management
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 96.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25223
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blogNot Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-resolved-rce-in-sg-utm-webadmin-cve-2020-25223Vendor Advisory
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.htmlTechnical Description
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blogNot Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-resolved-rce-in-sg-utm-webadmin-cve-2020-25223Vendor Advisory
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.htmlTechnical Description
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25223US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.