CVE-2021-36808 A local attacker could bypass the app password using a race condition in Sophos Secure Workspace for Android before version 9.7.3115.
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36808 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-36808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos Secure Workspace for Android, published on 30 Oct 2021.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36808 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Sophos Secure Workspace for Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36808/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36808/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-36808?
CVE-2021-36808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos Secure Workspace for Android, published on 30 Oct 2021.
Official description
A local attacker could bypass the app password using a race condition in Sophos Secure Workspace for Android before version 9.7.3115.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36808?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Sophos Secure Workspace.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36808?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-36808 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36808 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-62g4-rxq8-8m44.