CVE-2025-7433

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-07-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sophos Intercept X for Windows with Central Device Encryption 2025.1 and older allows arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

Sophos Intercept X for Windows: before 2025.1 — fixed in 2025.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sophos Intercept X for Windows 2025.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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