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CVE-2024-8885

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.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.11%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.11% probability · 2th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-1104
Source: security-alert@sophos.com

References

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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.