VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-25265
A malicious website could execute code remotely in Sophos Connect Client before version 2.1.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.05%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A malicious website could execute code remotely in Sophos Connect Client before version 2.1.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.05% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sophos/connect
- Source
- security-alert@sophos.com
EPSS 2.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blogVendor Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/resolved-rce-in-sophos-connect-client-for-windows-cve-2021-25265Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blogVendor Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/resolved-rce-in-sophos-connect-client-for-windows-cve-2021-25265Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.