CVE-2024-8885

Oct. 4, 2024, 1:50 p.m.

8.8
High

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Sophos Intercept X for Windows with Central Device Encryption
  • ['2024.2.0 and older']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-1104
Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components
The product relies on third-party components that are not actively supported or maintained by the original developer or a trusted proxy for the original developer.

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241002-cde-lpe

Tags

CWE-1104
2024-10-02
CVE-2024-8885
security-alert@sophos.com

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 2, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 4, 2024, 1:50 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security-alert@sophos.com

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