CVE-2021-25264

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Published May 17, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In multiple versions of Sophos Endpoint products for MacOS, a local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Sophos

Intercept X for MacOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 10.0.3

Sophos

Intercept X for MacOS (OPM)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 9.10.1

Sophos

Sophos Home for MacOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 10.0.3

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:home::::::macos::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:intercept_x:::::opm:macos::
	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:intercept_x:::::central:macos::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12175	In multiple versions of Sophos Endpoint products for MacOS, a local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.311% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog
https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/resolved-lpe-in-endpoint-for-macos-cve-2021-25264

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sophos Home Intercept X

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Sophos
Published: May 17, 2021, 5:02 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:56 PM
Reserved: Jan 15, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 17, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

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