Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2020-25223

Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Sep 24, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Sophos SG UTM

Patch now

CVE-2020-25223 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm Sophos SG UTM against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
96.75%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe sophos/unified threat management · vendor Sophos SG UTM

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • cpe sophos/unified threat management9.511
  • cpe sophos/unified threat management9.607
  • cpe sophos/unified threat management9.705
  • vendor Sophos SG UTMversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-25223

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-25223 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm Sophos SG UTM against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with sophos/unified threat management 9.511; sophos/unified threat management 9.607; sophos/unified threat management 9.705. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 96.75%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 24, 2020 · Catalog

    Detected

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11

  2. Mar 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-25223

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-25223

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-25223

    30-day exploitation probability 96.8%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/sophos_utm_webadmin_sid_cmd_injection

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-25223

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-25223

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.