CVE-2021-25271 Path traversal in HitmanPro
A local attacker can read or write arbitrary files with administrator privileges in HitmanPro, potentially compromising system integrity.
- 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-2021-25271?
CVE-2021-25271 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sophos HitmanPro, 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 read or write arbitrary files with administrator privileges in HitmanPro before version Build 318.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25271?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Hitmanpro.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-25271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sophos HitmanPro
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmxj-g74m-j3gh.