CVE-2026-118633

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 28, 2026 at 06:45 PM UTC
Updated: October 29, 2026 at 04:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUnified Threat Management UP2DATE

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

8.1HIGHSophos
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-35

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