CVE-2026-18367
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Sophos Endpoint to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code with administrator rights.
CSIRTS triage
- 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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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- unknownVulnerability in Sophos products (August 14, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-08-14
- high[NEW] [high] Sophos Endpoint: Vulnerability enables privilege escalation and execution of arbitrary code with …cert-bund · 2026-08-10
- criticalCVE-2026-18367: A privilege escalation vulnerability allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via …nvd · 2026-08-06
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