CVE-2018-4863 Security feature bypass in n/a
Local attackers can bypass tamper protection in Sophos Endpoint Protection by deleting a specific registry key, disabling security defenses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-4863?
CVE-2018-4863 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 allows local users to bypass an intended tamper protection mechanism by deleting the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\ registry key.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4863?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Endpoint Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2018-4863?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-4863 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4863 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2vm5-6gc7-pcvr.