Vulnerability in Sophos Hitmanpro.alert

CVE-2020-9540

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

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-9540: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.