Is CVE-2021-25269 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-25269 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-25269?

CVE-2021-25269 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-25269?

CVE-2021-25269 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (15th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25269?

Upgrade exploit prevention to 3.8.3 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-25269

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A local administrator could prevent the HMPA service from starting despite tamper protection using an unquoted service path vulnerability in the HMPA component of Sophos Intercept X Advanced and Sophos Intercept X Advanced for Server before version 2.0.23, as well as Sophos Exploit Prevention before version 3.8.3.

CWE-428

How to fix

Remediation Available

exploit preventionNVD

Affected:< 3.8.3Fixed in:3.8.3CVE-2021-25269derived from NVD

intercept x endpointNVD

Affected:< 2.0.23Fixed in:2.0.23CVE-2021-25269derived from NVD

intercept x for serverNVD

Affected:< 2.0.23Fixed in:2.0.23CVE-2021-25269derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

sophos.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-428 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-38408	Critical	9.8	77%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-15261	High	8.0	11%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-10619	High	7.8	2.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-17658	Critical	9.8	2.2%	-	-
CVE-2015-4173	Medium	6.9	2.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-16647	High	7.2	2.0%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.