CVE-2018-4863

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2018-4863 · Published 05/04/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-4863 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting endpoint protection (sophos).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.2%, higher than 67.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
endpoint protection sophos	`= 10.7`	No fix yet

Description

Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 allows local users to bypass an intended tamper protection mechanism by deleting the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\ registry key.

References

hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SOPHOS-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-v10.7-TAMPER-PROTECTION-BYPASS-CVE-2018-4863.txt · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/6 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/44410 · Exploit

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