AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2020-12271
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2020-04-27 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
A SQL injection issue was found in SFOS 17.0, 17.1, 17.5, and 18.0 before 2020-04-25 on Sophos XG Firewall devices, as exploited in the wild in April 2020. This affected devices configured with either the administration (HTTPS) service or the User Portal exposed on the WAN zone. A successful attack may have caused remote code execution that exfiltrated usernames and hashed passwords for the local device admin(s), portal admins, and user accounts used for remote access (but not external Active Directory or LDAP passwords)
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 9.8 · CRITICAL
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-89
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Sophos · SFOS
- Added to catalog
- 2021-11-03
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-05-03
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/135412
Vendor Advisory
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html
Third Party Advisory
- https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/04/26/asnarok/
Exploit · Vendor Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/135412
Vendor Advisory
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html
Third Party Advisory
- https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/04/26/asnarok/
Exploit · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-12271
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