CVE-2024-13972

State: Published
Severity: 8.8 High
Published: Jul 17, 2025
Updated: Aug 3, 2025
Reserved: Jul 10, 2025

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	Sophos

Weaknesses

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Sophos Intercept X for Windows Core AgentSophos	before 2024.3.2Affected

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20250717-cix-lpe

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