CVE-2021-25264

Local code execution with administrator privileges

Published May 17, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Local privilege escalation in Sophos Home and Intercept X for macOS allows local users to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges. Sophos has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles attacker-controlled input. Affected releases are Sophos Home and Central 10.0.3 and earlier and OPM 9.10.1 and earlier; exploitation requires local access and high privileges.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Sophos Home and Intercept X for macOS allows local users to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges. Sophos has not published the affected component or the operation that mishandles attacker-controlled input. Affected releases are Sophos Home and Central 10.0.3 and earlier and OPM 9.10.1 and earlier; exploitation requires local access and high privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-25264
Published
May 17, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Sophos
Product
Sophos Home
Classifications
CWE-94, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 17, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=10.0.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Sophos · Sophos Homeversion=unspecified <=10.0.3
Sophos · Sophos Intercept Xversion=unspecified <=10.0.3; version=unspecified <=9.10.1

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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