CVE-2021-25270 Privilege escalation in HitmanPro.Alert
A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges in HitmanPro.Alert, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25270?
CVE-2021-25270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos HitmanPro.Alert, published on 7 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges in HitmanPro.Alert before version Build 901.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25270?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Hitmanpro.alert.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-25270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sophos HitmanPro.Alert
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q74q-jq9c-493q.