CVE-2021-36808 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A local attacker could bypass the app password using a race condition in Sophos Secure Workspace for Android before version 9.7.3115.

Published: 2021-10-30

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

Sophos Secure Workspace for Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 9.7.3115

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_secure_workspace:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-23384	A local attacker could bypass the app password using a race condition in Sophos Secure Workspace for Android before version 9.7.3115.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00249.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20211029-ssw-pw-bypass

History

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Subscriptions

Sophos Sophos Secure Workspace

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sophos

Published: 2021-10-30T12:22:27.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:01:59.233Z

Reserved: 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36808

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-30T13:15:07.690

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:59:28.397

Link: CVE-2021-36808

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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