Vulnerability in Sophos Exploit Prevention
CVE-2021-25269
A local administrator could prevent the HMPA service from starting despite tamper protection using an unquoted service path vulnerability in the HMPA component of Sophos Intercept X Advanced and Sophos Intercept X Advanced for Server before version 2.0.23, as well as Sophos Exploit Prevention before version 3.8.3.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Sophos Exploit Prevention
- Sophos Intercept X Advanced — versions unspecified
- Sophos Intercept X Advanced For Server — versions unspecified
- Sophos Intercept X Endpoint
- Sophos Intercept X For Server
- Sophos Exploit Prevention — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-25269?
- CVE-2021-25269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos Exploit Prevention, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-25269?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.