CVE-2024-8885

Published Oct 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49456 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sophos
Sophos intercept X
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sophos:intercept_x:-:*:*:*:central:macos:*:*
Vendors & Products Sophos
Sophos intercept X
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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. 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.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Device Encryption component of Sophos Intercept X for Windows older than version 2024.3 allows writing of arbitrary files. 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.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1104
CWE-502
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Device Encryption component of Sophos Intercept X for Windows older than version 2024.3 allows writing of arbitrary files.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Sophos
Published
Updated
Oct 2, 2024, 2:24 PM
Reserved
Sep 16, 2024, 9:07 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 2, 2024, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:23 AM