Vulnerability Report

CVE-2020-25223

RCE CISA KEV Active

Title: RCE in Sophos SG UTM WebAdmin

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2020-25223

CWE Category CWE-78
Published Date Sep 25, 2020
Modified Date Nov 07, 2025
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
94.29%

Vulnerability Summary

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

Impacted Vendors

S
securepoint 1
S
sophos 1

Reference Links

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.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 https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.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 https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/ https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25223
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
10.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2020-25223 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/darrenmartyn/sophucked
View Code
GitHub https://github.com/maguireja/CVE-2020-25223
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.