Background exploitation KEV catalog No authentication
CVE-2020-25223

Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

CheckOps priority index
9.2/10 Patch within 24 h
Severity9.8
Probability9.7
Exploitation4/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 96.8% higher than 99.9% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 9.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,684 days 25 Mar 2022
CISA due date 15 Apr 2022 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 4 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)25 Mar 2022
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)25 Mar 2022
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %96.8%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

SG UTM
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 96.8%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2020-29574CyberoamOS (CROS) SQL Injection Vulnerability
    6.5 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2020-15069Sophos XG Firewall Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    6.6 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-1671Sophos Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability
    9.3 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2022-3236Sophos Firewall Code Injection Vulnerability
    9.3 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2022-1040Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
    9.3 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2020-12271Sophos SFOS SQL Injection Vulnerability
    8.3 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities