Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard…
Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard LAN Crypt before 3.95.2 are vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation via IOCTL 0x80206024. By crafting an input buffer we can control the execution path to the point where a global variable will be written to a user controlled address. We can take advantage of this condition to zero-out the pointer to the security descriptor in the object header of a privileged process or modify the security descriptor itself and run code in the context of a process running as SYSTEM.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00614 49th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_easy_device_encryption_client:6.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.00 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_easy_device_encryption_client:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_easy_device_encryption_client:7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.00 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:5.60.3:vs-nfd:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.60.3 vs-nfd | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:6.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.00 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:6.00.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.00.1 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.00 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:8.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.00 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_lan_crypt_client:3.90.1:ts:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.90.1 ts | Vulnerable | Sophos |
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_easy_device_encryption_client:6.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.00 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_easy_device_encryption_client:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_easy_device_encryption_client:7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.00 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:5.60.3:vs-nfd:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.60.3 vs-nfd Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:6.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.00 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:6.00.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.00.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.00 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_enterprise_client:8.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.00 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_lan_crypt_client:3.90.1:ts:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.90.1 ts Vulnerable ·Sophos
Show 3 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_lan_crypt_client:3.90.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.90.2 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_lan_crypt_client:3.95.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.95.1 | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_lan_crypt_client:3.95.1:ts:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.95.1 ts | Vulnerable | Sophos |
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_lan_crypt_client:3.90.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.90.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_lan_crypt_client:3.95.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.95.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:safeguard_lan_crypt_client:3.95.1:ts:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.95.1 ts Vulnerable ·Sophos
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6853
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g24w-36vh-mrph
References
More Sophos Safeguard Easy Device Encryption Client vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-05005 Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-05004 Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-05003 Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-05002 Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-05000 Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-04999 Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise before 8.00.5, SafeGuard Easy before 7.00.3, and SafeGuard… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-6853 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6853 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g24w-36vh-mrph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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