High severity · published Mar 2, 2020
CVE-2020-9540
Sophos HitmanPro.Alert before build 861 allows local elevation of privilege
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Sophos HitmanPro.Alert before build 861 allows local elevation of privilege.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HI
Hitmanpro.alert · Sophos
before 861 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9540
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9540
Vendor Advisory
https://www.hitmanpro.com/en-us/whatsnewalert.aspx
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