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TI-2018-02938 Aliases CVE-2018-3970GHSA-8633-582r-38wv

Use of uninitialized resource in Talos Sophos

Priority LOW 25CWE-908Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-908 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An exploitable memory disclosure vulnerability exists in the 0x222000 IOCTL handler functionality of Sophos HitmanPro.Alert 3.7.6.744. A specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory, resulting in kernel memory disclosure. An attacker can send an IRP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00487 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TalosSophosSophos Hitmanro.Alert - hmpalert.sys 3.7.6.744—No fix listedCNA
  • Sophos VendorTalos Affected Sophos Hitmanro.Alert - hmpalert.sys 3.7.6.744 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:hitmanpro.alert:3.7.6.744:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.6.744VulnerableSophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:hitmanpro.alert:3.7.6.744:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.6.744 Vulnerable ·Sophos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3970
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8633-582r-38wv

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2018-02939 An exploitable arbitrary write vulnerability exists in the 0x2222CC IOCTL handler… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-07630 Sophos HitmanPro.Alert before build 861 allows local elevation of privilege. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-07522 A local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges in HitmanPro.Alert before version Build 901. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7

Sources

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