CVE-2021-25264
Sophos Endpoint MacOS Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Description
In multiple versions of Sophos Endpoint products for MacOS, a local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges.
INFO
Published Date :
May 17, 2021, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 12, 2022, 5:42 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-25264.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog | Vendor Advisory |
| https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/resolved-lpe-in-endpoint-for-macos-cve-2021-25264 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2021-25264 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-94 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 25, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog No Types Assigned https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/resolved-lpe-in-endpoint-for-macos-cve-2021-25264 No Types Assigned https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/resolved-lpe-in-endpoint-for-macos-cve-2021-25264 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-94 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:home:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* versions up to (including) 10.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:intercept_x:*:*:*:*:opm:macos:*:* versions up to (including) 9.10.1 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:intercept_x:*:*:*:*:central:macos:*:* versions up to (including) 10.0.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges. In multiple versions of Sophos Endpoint products for MacOS, a local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-25264 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-25264
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile