---
id: "CVE-2020-29574"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2020-29574"]
title: "sophos cyberoamos: An SQL injection vulnerability in the WebAdmin of Cyberoam OS through 2020-12-04 allows unauthenticated attackers to\u2026"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Sophos CyberoamOS", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "sophos cyberoamos", "fixed": [], "affected": "<= 2020-12-04", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["cyberoamos", "exploited", "firewall", "infrastructure", "ransomware", "self-hosted", "sophos"]
not_affected_if: ["no-cyberoamos-deployed"]
published_at: "2020-12-11T17:15:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-29574", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29574", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
---

# sophos cyberoamos: An SQL injection vulnerability in the WebAdmin of Cyberoam OS through 2020-12-04 allows unauthenticated attackers to…

Sophos CyberoamOS (CROS) has an SQL injection flaw in its WebAdmin interface. An unauthenticated remote attacker can run arbitrary SQL statements on the device.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Sophos CyberoamOS affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:sophos cyberoamos affected <= 2020-12-04 fixed ?

## How to check

Check whether any Sophos/Cyberoam CyberoamOS appliance is in use and whether its WebAdmin interface is reachable from the internet or untrusted networks.

## Fix

The product is end-of-life/end-of-service; CISA says to discontinue use of it. Replace the appliance with a supported product.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-29574
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29574

## From the sources

CyberoamOS (CROS) contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the WebAdmin that allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements remotely.

CISA required action: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

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