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CVE-2018-4863

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-254

Description

Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 allows local users to bypass an intended tamper protection mechanism by deleting the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\ registry key.

Affected products

• Sophos Endpoint Protection: 10.7

References

• http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SOPHOS-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-v10.7-TAMPER-PROTECTION-BYPASS-CVE-2018-4863.txt
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/6
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44410/
• http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SOPHOS-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-v10.7-TAMPER-PROTECTION-BYPASS-CVE-2018-4863.txt
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/6
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44410/

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