CVE-2024-8885

HIGH

Sophos Intercept X <2024.2.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (1)

[Various Sources] https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241002-cde-lpe

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 12.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-502 CWE-1104

Status draft

Timeline

Published Oct 02, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026