CVE-2025-7472
Intercept X for Windows Local Privilege Escalation
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Intercept X for Windows installer prior version 1.22 can lead to a local user gaining system level privileges, if the installer is run as SYSTEM.
INFO
Published Date :
July 17, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 17, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
0.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-7472
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
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-2025-7472.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20250717-cix-lpe |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-7472 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CybersecurityNews
Sophos Intercept X for Windows Vulnerabilities Enable Arbitrary Code Execution
Three critical vulnerabilities in the Sophos Intercept X for Windows product family could allow local attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution with system-level privileges. Identified as CVE-2024 ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-7472 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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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Intercept X for Windows installer prior version 1.22 can lead to a local user gaining system level privileges, if the installer is run as SYSTEM. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-427 Added Reference https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20250717-cix-lpe
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-7472 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-2025-7472
weaknesses.