CVE-2020-25223
Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Sep 25, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Mar 25, 2022
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
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
2- sophuckedExploit
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2020-25223 (Sophos UTM web admin pre-auth RCE) that delivers a reverse shell. Includes post-exploitation notes and detection guidance.
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2020-25223 targeting Sophos UTM. Downloads the /etc/shadow file from an affected device given an IP address.
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