TI-2025-06810 Aliases CVE-2025-7472 GHSA-q389-vcr6-qv93

Uncontrolled search path in Sophos Intercept X for Windows Installer

LOW 34CWE-427Published 2025-07-17 · Updated 2025-07-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Intercept X for Windows installer prior version 1.22 can lead to a local user gaining system level privileges, if the installer is run as SYSTEM.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00136 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Sophos Intercept X for Windows Installer (Sophos): 1.22

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Sophos	Sophos Intercept X for Windows Installer	before 1.22	1.22	Patch available	CNA

Sophos Intercept X for Windows Installer VendorSophos Affected before 1.22 Fixed in 1.22 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Fix · CNA Sophos Intercept X for Windows Installer (Sophos) Fixed in 1.22

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7472
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q389-vcr6-qv93

References

Other 1

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

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TI-2020-15463 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-11847 Sophos XG Firewall 17.x through v17.5 MR12 allows a Buffer Overflow and remote code… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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