CVE-2024-13972 Privilege escalation in Sophos Intercept X for Windows Core Agent
A local attacker can gain SYSTEM privileges during a product upgrade due to insecure registry permissions in the Sophos Intercept X updater.
- 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-2024-13972?
CVE-2024-13972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X for Windows Core Agent, published on 17 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability related to registry permissions in the Intercept X for Windows updater prior to Core Agent version 2024.3.2 can lead to a local user gaining SYSTEM level privileges during a product upgrade.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13972?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-13972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv32-9mh3-q74p.