CVE-2025-7472 | BDVDB-2026-286545 Detail

SophosSophos Intercept X for Windows Installer

Description#

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Intercept X for Windows installer prior version 1.22 can lead to a local user gaining system level privileges, if the installer is run as SYSTEM.

Impact#

CAPEC-640 Inclusion of Code in Existing Process

Weaknesses#

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References#

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20250717-cix-lpe

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-07-17Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-07-17
Last modified: 2025-07-17

Vendor information

Vendor: Sophos
Product: Sophos Intercept X for Windows Installer

All Sophos vulnerabilities

Score

7.5 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 3.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 1.22
Fixed
1.22

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).