Sophos Endpoint für macOS: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation und Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten
Sophos Endpoint ist eine Sicherheitssoftware, die Endgeräte vor Malware und anderen Bedrohungen schützt.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-18367) affects Sophos Endpoint for macOS and Sophos Home for macOS, enabling local users to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code as root. The affected versions are those older than 2026.1.1 for Sophos Endpoint and older than 10.11.6 for Sophos Home. The CVSS 3.1 score of 9.3 reflects critical severity with low attack complexity and no required privileges or user interaction. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-285 (Improper Authorization). There is no information about available patches or vendor advisories in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker to gain root privileges, potentially compromising the entire system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could lead to full system compromise by executing arbitrary code with the highest privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted individuals only and monitor for suspicious activity related to Sophos Endpoint and Sophos Home on macOS.
Sophos Endpoint für macOS: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation und Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten
Description
Sophos Endpoint ist eine Sicherheitssoftware, die Endgeräte vor Malware und anderen Bedrohungen schützt.
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-18367) affects Sophos Endpoint for macOS and Sophos Home for macOS, enabling local users to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code as root. The affected versions are those older than 2026.1.1 for Sophos Endpoint and older than 10.11.6 for Sophos Home. The CVSS 3.1 score of 9.3 reflects critical severity with low attack complexity and no required privileges or user interaction. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-285 (Improper Authorization). There is no information about available patches or vendor advisories in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker to gain root privileges, potentially compromising the entire system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could lead to full system compromise by executing arbitrary code with the highest privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted individuals only and monitor for suspicious activity related to Sophos Endpoint and Sophos Home on macOS.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-qf3w-qfqh-77ch
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-18367"]
- Database Specific Severity
- CRITICAL
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7573a3bf8831d539d926f8
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:56:51 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 07:11:04 UTC
Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 110
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