CVE-2021-25264: sophos home
CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 17-05-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-25264 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in sophos home. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 17-05-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In multiple versions of Sophos Endpoint products for MacOS, a local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsMedium 6.7Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
High 7.2Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
22%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.31% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.31%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Sophos5 products
- home≤ 10.0.3
- intercept_x≤ 9.10.1 | ≤ 10.0.3
- intercept x for macos≥ unspecified, ≤ 10.0.3
- intercept x for macos (opm)≥ unspecified, ≤ 9.10.1
- sophos home for macos≥ unspecified, ≤ 10.0.3
1 vendor · 5 products
References
2 links- community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/resolved-lpe-in-endpoint-for-macos-cve-2021-25264X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory