CVE-2025-7433 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X for Windows with Central Device Encryption 2025.1 and older allows arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2025-07-17

Score: 8.8 High

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 Intercept X for Windows

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2025.1

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-21810	A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X for Windows with Central Device Encryption 2025.1 and older allows arbitrary code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00041.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20250717-cix-lpe

History

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X for Windows with Central Device Encryption 2025.1 and older allows arbitrary code execution.
Weaknesses		CWE-502
References		https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20250717-cix-lpe
Metrics		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'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sophos

Published: 2025-07-17T19:10:27.251Z

Updated: 2025-07-17T20:35:32.913Z

Reserved: 2025-07-10T14:55:24.847Z

Link: CVE-2025-7433

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-17T20:35:29.549Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-17T20:15:32.217

Modified: 2025-07-17T21:15:50.197

Link: CVE-2025-7433

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-502

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