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[NEW] [high] Sophos Endpoint: Vulnerability enables privilege escalation and execution of arbitrary code with administrator rights

highCVE-2026-18367
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Sophos Endpoint to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code with administrator rights.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Sophosproduct: EndpointPrivilege escalationRemote code execution
What
A local vulnerability allows privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution with administrator rights.
Who is affected
Local users on systems running Sophos Endpoint.
Urgency
High priority; privilege escalation and code execution as admin pose severe risk despite no known exploitation yet.
Action
Apply the latest patch from Sophos immediately.

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Details

Source
CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity
high
Published
2026-08-10
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language
Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2690

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2026-18367coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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