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CVE-2020-10947

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Mac Endpoint for Sophos Central before 9.9.6 and Mac Endpoint for Sophos Home before 2.2.6 allow Privilege Escalation.

Affected products

• Sophos Anti-Virus For Sophos Central: before 9.9.6 — fixed in 9.9.6
• Sophos Anti-Virus For Sophos Home: before 2.2.6 — fixed in 2.2.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sophos Anti-Virus For Sophos Central 9.9.6; Sophos Anti-Virus For Sophos Home 2.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-cve-2020-10947---sophos-anti-virus-for-macos-privilege-escalation
• https://www.sophos.com/en-us.aspx
• https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-cve-2020-10947---sophos-anti-virus-for-macos-privilege-escalation
• https://www.sophos.com/en-us.aspx

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