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CVE-2020-15069

Sophos XG Firewall 17.x through v17.5 MR12 allows a Buffer Overflow and remote code execution via the HTTP/S Bookmarks feature for clientless access. Hotfix HF062020.1 was published for all firewalls running v17.x.

CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 10.67%: +0.05

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 7 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Hacker News
Press · 10 Feb 2025, 08:00 · XE Hacker Group Exploits VeraCore Zero-Day to Deploy Persistent Web Shells - The Hacker News
The Hacker News
Press · 11 Nov 2024, 08:00 · THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Nov 04 - Nov 10) - The Hacker News
TechRadar
Press · 06 Nov 2024, 08:00 · The FBI wants the public to help it track down Chinese hackers - TechRadar
The Hacker News
Press · 05 Nov 2024, 08:00 · FBI Seeks Public Help to Identify Chinese Hackers Behind Global Cyber Intrusions - The Hacker News
Sophos
Press · 31 Oct 2024, 07:00 · Pacific Rim: Inside the Counter-Offensive—The TTPs Used to Neutralize China-Based Threats - Sophos
See all 7 source documents
TechTarget
Press · 31 Oct 2024, 07:00 · China-based APTs waged 5-year campaign on Sophos firewalls - TechTarget
Sophos
Press · 31 Oct 2024, 07:00 · Pacific Rim timeline: Information for defenders from a braid of interlocking attack campaigns - Sophos

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 10.7%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:14.320098+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
29 Jun 2020, 17:30
First press mention
31 Oct 2024, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
06 Feb 2025, 00:00
Latest press mention
10 Feb 2025, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58