Sophos · SG UTM
CVE-2020-25223
Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exploited in attacks
Critical 9.8 Attack chance: 97%
What it is
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11
CISA: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: April 15, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- March 25, 2022
- Published
- September 25, 2020
- Severity
- Critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 97% in the top 0.1% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (5)
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog
- https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-resolved-rce-in-sg-utm-webadmin-cve-2020-25223
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.html
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/
More exploited flaws from Sophos
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2025 | Buffer Overflow | XG Firewall | Critical 9.8 | 11% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | (CROS) SQL Injection | CyberoamOS | Critical 9.8 | 4.7% |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Command Injection | Web Appliance | Critical 9.8 | >99.9% |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Code Injection | Firewall | Critical 9.8 | 99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Authentication Bypass | Firewall | Critical 9.8 | 99.8% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | SQL Injection | SFOS | Critical 10.0 | 42% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.