FKIE_CVE-2024-8885

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-10-02 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:23
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security-alert@sophos.comhttps://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241002-cde-lpe
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T08:23:29.800",
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