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CVE-2026-18367

A privilege escalation vulnerability allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via Sophos Endpoint for macOS older than version 2026.1.1 and Sophos Home for macOS older than version 10.11.6.

CRITICAL 9.3EPSS 0.13%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via Sophos Endpoint for macOS older than version 2026.1.1 and Sophos Home for macOS older than version 10.11.6.

CVSS 3.1
9.3 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.13% probability · 3th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-285
Source
security-alert@sophos.com

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