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CVE-2021-25269

nvd nist
Published: Nov 26, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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4.4
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

A local administrator could prevent the HMPA service from starting despite tamper protection using an unquoted service path vulnerability in the HMPA component of Sophos Intercept X Advanced and Sophos Intercept X Advanced for Server before version 2.0.23, as well as Sophos Exploit Prevention before version 3.8.3.

Affected (3)

Sophos
3 products
Exploit Prevention
Intercept X Endpoint
Intercept X For Server
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Exploit Prevention
Before 3.8.3
Intercept X Endpoint
Before 2.0.23
Intercept X For Server
Before 2.0.23

Related CWEs

CWE-428
Unquoted Search Path or Element
The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.

References (2)

Source: security-alert@sophos.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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