CVE-2020-10947
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 17, 2020 at 12:38 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAnti Virus for Sophos CentralAnti Virus for Sophos Home
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Mac Endpoint for Sophos Central before 9.9.6 and Mac Endpoint for Sophos Home before 2.2.6 allow Privilege Escalation.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 9.9.6
Affected range stops below 9.9.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.2.6
Affected range stops below 2.2.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-cve-2020-10947---sophos-anti-virus-for-macos-privilege-escalationCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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