CVE-2024-13972 (GCVE-0-2024-13972)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-17 19:02
Modified
2025-08-03 08:58
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Summary
A vulnerability related to registry permissions in the Intercept X for Windows updater prior to Core Agent version 2024.3.2 can lead to a local user gaining SYSTEM level privileges during a product upgrade.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Sophos Sophos Intercept X for Windows Core Agent Version: 0   ≤
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