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2 vulnerabilities found for Sogou Input Method by Sogou
CVE-2026-120422 (GCVE-0-2026-120422)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-11-04 10:06 – Updated: 2026-11-05 19:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Insecure HTTP configuration retrieval in Sogou Input Method allows arbitrary code execution
Summary
Sogou Input Method for Windows contains a vulnerability in the configuration retrieval mechanism of its SGTool.exe component. The application retrieves configuration data over unencrypted HTTP connections, allowing an attacker capable of manipulating network traffic to replace legitimate server responses with malicious configurations. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to instruct SGTool.exe to download attacker-controlled files to arbitrary locations, including paths used by legitimate application components. This can result in arbitrary code execution when the downloaded files are subsequently executed or loaded by the application.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-04 20:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1428 - Reliance on HTTP instead of HTTPS
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sogou | Sogou Input Method |
Affected:
0 , < 16.10
(custom)
|
Date Public
2026-11-04 10:00
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CVE-2026-120422 (GCVE-0-2026-120422)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-04 10:06 – Updated: 2026-11-05 19:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Insecure HTTP configuration retrieval in Sogou Input Method allows arbitrary code execution
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-04 20:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1428 - Reliance on HTTP instead of HTTPS
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sogou | Sogou Input Method |
Affected:
0 , < 16.10
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|
Date Public
2026-11-04 10:00
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