CVE-2018-9233

HIGH 7.8CVE-2018-9233 · Published 05/04/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2018-9233 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting endpoint protection (sophos).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 76.5% 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 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for password storage in %PROGRAMDATA%\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Config\machine.xml, which makes it easier for attackers to determine a cleartext password, and subsequently choose unsafe malware settings, via rainbow tables or other approaches.

References

hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SOPHOS-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-CONTROL-PANEL-v10.7-INSECURE-CRYPTO-CVE-2018-9233.txt · Exploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/7 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/44411 · Exploit

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