CVE-2021-25269
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CVE-2021-25269 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Exploit Prevention | < 3.8.3 |
| Sophos | Intercept X Endpoint | < 2.0.23 |
| Sophos | Intercept X For Server | < 2.0.23 |
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- Status
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