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CVE-2020-25223

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-25 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2020-09-25
  • Fixed in9.705 · 9.607 · 9.511
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-09-2504:23CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-03-25Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-03-25Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-03-25Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0314:57SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Versions per branch

NVD
Sophos unified threat management
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.x≥ 9.700, < 9.7059.705
9.x≥ 9.600, < 9.6079.607
9.511< 9.5119.511
9.511= 9.511no fix published
9.607= 9.607no fix published
9.705= 9.705no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Sophos unified threat management to 9.705 · 9.607 · 9.511
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-04-15

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/sophos_utm_webadmin_sid_cmd_injectionrank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-03-25
Patch Due Date
2022-04-15
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-09-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-pwxx-2hrw-72w5

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-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

Is CVE-2020-25223 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-25223 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-04-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25223?

CVE-2020-25223 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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