Threats / Sophos / CVE-2020-29574
CVE-2020-29574
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Sophos CyberoamOS vulnerability
CyberoamOS WebAdmin contains an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability allowing remote execution of arbitrary SQL statements.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious SQL through the WebAdmin interface to execute arbitrary database commands, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or system compromise.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
6 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-02-06).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.04729 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Sophos, CyberoamOS. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-89 SQL Injection — weakness family: Injection.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious SQL query and submit it through an unauthenticated WebAdmin endpoint.
Business
Attacker gains unauthorized access to sensitive data stored in the CyberoamOS database without credentials.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I execute SQL commands to modify or delete database records, including user accounts or security configurations.
Business
System integrity is compromised; administrative controls and audit trails may be altered or destroyed.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I leverage database access to escalate privileges or extract credentials for further lateral movement.
Business
Attacker establishes persistent access to network infrastructure protected by the compromised security appliance.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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