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CVE-2021-25271

MEDIUM
6
CVSS Score
Published: October 7, 2021 at 11:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:41 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHitmanpro

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Severity
MEDIUM6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

A local attacker could read or write arbitrary files with administrator privileges in HitmanPro before version Build 318.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Hitmanpro· Sophos
95%
v < 318
Affected range stops below 318, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20211007-hmp-lpe

CVSS

6MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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