A path traversal vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as root in Sophos UTM (all versions) after winning a race condition by sustaining repeated attacks for a few minutes when the email proxy is used with scanning enabled. Sophos UTM is end-of-life and the patch must be installed manually.
History

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First Time appeared Sophos
Sophos sg Utm
Vendors & Products Sophos
Sophos sg Utm

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Title Path‑Traversal Remote Code Execution Risk in Sophos SG UTM Email Proxy

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Description A path traversal vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as root in Sophos UTM (all versions) after winning a race condition by sustaining repeated attacks for a few minutes when the email proxy is used with scanning enabled. Sophos UTM is end-of-life and the patch must be installed manually.
Weaknesses CWE-35
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sophos

Published: 2026-10-28T18:45:59.892Z

Updated: 2026-11-05T16:50:16.874Z

Reserved: 2026-10-28T17:01:29.286Z

Link: CVE-2026-118633

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-28T19:17:31.537

Modified: 2026-10-29T16:19:37.750

Link: CVE-2026-118633

cve-icon Redhat

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