CVE-2020-25223
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 96.8% · 100th pctCISA KEV · Exploited in the wild
2020-09-25Updated 2025-10-21KEV 2022-03-25
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Added to KEV
2022-03-25
Remediation due
2022-04-15
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25223
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
Severity
CVSS 3.1 · CISA9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableyes
Technical impacttotal
Exploitation Context
as of October 15, 2026- CISA added CVE-2020-25223 to the KEV catalog 546 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 7 Sophos entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 3 added in 2022.
- Its current EPSS score (96.8%) is higher than that of 81% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
5 LinksOther references
- 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/
Record Details
Published
2020-09-25
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
mitre
Credited to
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