Vulnerability in Sophos Hitmanpro.alert

CVE-2020-9540

Sophos HitmanPro.Alert before build 861 allows local elevation of privilege.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sophos Hitmanpro.alert
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

DownWithUp/CVE-Stockpile

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9540?: CVE-2020-9540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Hitmanpro.alert. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-9540?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-9540 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.