Unquoted Service Path Vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X Advanced
CVE-2021-25269

4.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Sophos
Status
Intercept X Advanced
Intercept X Advanced For Server
Sophos Exploit Prevention
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 November 2021

Summary

A local administrator has the ability to hinder the HMPA service from starting while bypassing tamper protection due to an unquoted service path issue in the HMPA component of Sophos Intercept X Advanced and its server counterpart, along with Sophos Exploit Prevention. This can lead to service disruption, impacting overall system functionality.

Affected Version(s)

Intercept X Advanced < 2.0.23

Intercept X Advanced for Server < 2.0.23

Sophos Exploit Prevention < 3.8.3

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-s...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Andrea Intilangelo
Florian Hansemann
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