CVE-2020-25223

Summary

CVECVE-2020-25223
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-25 04:23:00 UTC
Updated2023-10-17 17:15:00 UTC
DescriptionA remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.942930000 probability, percentile 0.999420000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-25; due 2022-04-15; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-78

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorSophos
ProductSG UTM
NameSophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25223

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sophos Unified Threat Management All All All All
Application Sophos Unified Threat Management 9.511 - All All
Application Sophos Unified Threat Management 9.607 - All All
Application Sophos Unified Threat Management 9.705 - All All
Application Sophos United Threat Management All All All All
Application Sophos United Threat Management 9.511 - All All
Application Sophos United Threat Management 9.607 - All All
Application Sophos United Threat Management 9.705 - All All
Application Sophos United Threat Management All All All All
Application Sophos United Threat Management 9.511 - All All
Application Sophos United Threat Management 9.607 - All All
Application Sophos United Threat Management 9.705 - All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisory: Resolved RCE in SG UTM WebAdmin (CVE-2020-25223) - Community Security Blog - Sophos Community - Sophos Community CONFIRM community.sophos.com Vendor Advisory
Community Security Blog - Sophos Community - Sophos Community MISC community.sophos.com Vendor Advisory
Sophos UTM Creating a 'Big' Bounty with Remote Code Execution Flaw - SecPod Blog MISC www.secpod.com
CWE - CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (4.9) MISC cwe.mitre.org
Sophos UTM WebAdmin SID Command Injection ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 379219 Sophos UTM Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability
  • 730598 Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability (sophos-sa-20200918-sg-webadmin-rce)
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