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CVE-2024-8885

Published: Oct 2, 2024Updated: Oct 4, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-502
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X for Windows with Central Device Encryption 2024.2.0 and older allows writing of arbitrary files.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-502CWE-1104

Affected Products

Sophos Intercept XSophosSecurity Products
Intercept XSophos Ltd.Security Products
sophoscommercialGBSecurity Productsaka sophos ltd.
sophos ltd.commercialNetworking Infrastructureaka sfos, sophos firewall, sophos web appliance (swa)

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

4 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241002-cde-lpe
sophos.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.279058
vuldb.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8885
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Oct 2, 2024
Last Updated
Oct 4, 2024

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