---
id: CVE-2026-120422
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…
severity: high
cvss: 8.9
cvssVector: >-
  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-1428
vendor: Sogou
product: Sogou Input Method
affected:
  - input_method < 16.10
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-11-04T20:54:48.349972Z'
published: '2026-11-04'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T19:09:21.936Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120422'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/slippynunchucks-hijacks-sogou-input-methods-brand-promotion-mechanism-to-distribute-malware/
  - url: 'https://pinyin.sogou.com/changelog.php'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00446
epssPercentile: 0.39035
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T22:38:31.514Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `input_method < 16.10`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.