CVE Program Container

Answer in brief

CVE-2020-12271 records a High severity vulnerability in CVE Program Container. The current sources mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps n/a/n/a (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.

Published Apr 27, 2020Updated Oct 21, 2025Source checked Sep 19, 2026First seen by HOL May 24, 2026Material review Oct 21, 2025

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High
Exploitation: Known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. Known-exploitation status makes exposure review time-sensitive. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps n/a/n/a (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
n/a/n/ageneric	n/a	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for n/a/n/a.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Apr 27, 2020
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
May 24, 2026
Added to CISA KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Evidence: source:kev:kev:kev:record

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

A SQL injection issue was found in SFOS 17.0, 17.1, 17.5, and 18.0 before 2020-04-25 on Sophos XG Firewall devices, as exploited in the wild in April 2020. This affected devices configured with either the administration (HTTPS) service or the User Portal exposed on the WAN zone. A successful attack may have caused remote code execution that exfiltrated usernames and hashed passwords for the local device admin(s), portal admins, and user accounts used for remote access (but not external Active Directory or LDAP passwords)

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.