Privilege Escalation in Mac Endpoint by Sophos
CVE-2020-10947

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Sophos
Status
Anti-virus For Sophos Central
Anti-virus For Sophos Home
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 April 2020

What is CVE-2020-10947?

The Sophos Mac Endpoint for Sophos Central and Sophos Home are susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw allows attackers to gain elevated permissions on affected macOS systems by exploiting specific weaknesses in the endpoint protection software. Users running earlier versions prior to 9.9.6 for Sophos Central and prior to 2.2.6 for Sophos Home may be at risk, making it essential to update to the latest versions to mitigate potential threats.

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us.aspx
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https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/adviso...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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