What is CVE-2024-8885?

CVE-2024-8885 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X, classified under CWE-1104. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-8885?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8885 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deserialization in Sophos Intercept X

CVE-2024-8885

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X for Windows with Central Device Encryption 2024.2.0 and older allows writing of arbitrary files.

EPSS: 0.000 (12.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sophos Intercept X — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

zhanpengliu-tencent/medium-cve

References

www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241002-cde-lpe

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8885?: CVE-2024-8885 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X, classified under CWE-1104. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-8885?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8885 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.