CVE-2025-7472 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Intercept X for Windows installer prior version 1.22 can lead to a local user gaining system level privileges, if the installer is run as SYSTEM.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00009.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-21813	A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Intercept X for Windows installer prior version 1.22 can lead to a local user gaining system level privileges, if the installer is run as SYSTEM.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-427
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Intercept X for Windows installer prior version 1.22 can lead to a local user gaining system level privileges, if the installer is run as SYSTEM.
References		https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20250717-cix-lpe
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sophos

Published: 2025-07-17T18:53:29.947Z

Updated: 2025-07-17T20:29:02.189Z

Reserved: 2025-07-11T12:33:46.311Z

Link: CVE-2025-7472

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-17T20:28:54.140Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-17T19:15:25.830

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

Link: CVE-2025-7472

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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