Vulnerability in Sophos products (August 14, 2026)
A vulnerability has been discovered in Sophos products. It allows an attacker to cause privilege escalation.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in Sophos products allows privilege escalation.
- Who is affected
- Sophos product installations running vulnerable versions.
- Urgency
- High; privilege escalation is a critical impact requiring prompt remediation.
- Action
- Apply the security update from Sophos addressing CVE-2026-18367 to all affected products.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-1025/
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.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-183670.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-18367 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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