{"id":"CVE-2020-25223","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-25223","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:29:03.970Z","title":"Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","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","published":"2020-09-25T04:23:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:06:37.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["sophos/unified threat management"],"epss":{"score":0.96753,"percentile":0.99886,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-03-25","dueDate":"2022-04-15","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25223"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog","tags":["Not Applicable","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-resolved-rce-in-sg-utm-webadmin-cve-2020-25223","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html","tags":["Technical Description"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog","tags":["Not Applicable","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-resolved-rce-in-sg-utm-webadmin-cve-2020-25223","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html","tags":["Technical Description"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25223","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25223","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}