Vulnerability · Published Nov 26, 2021 · Assigned by Sophos
CVE-2021-25269
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Intercept X Advanced from Sophos. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Intercept X Advanced | unspecified – before 2.0.23 |
| Sophos | Intercept X Advanced for Server | unspecified – before 2.0.23 |
| Sophos | Sophos Exploit Prevention | unspecified – before 3.8.3 |