CVE-2021-25265 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A malicious website could execute code remotely in Sophos Connect Client before version 2.1.

Published: 2021-03-22

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Sophos

Sophos Connect Client

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 2.0

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12176	A malicious website could execute code remotely in Sophos Connect Client before version 2.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01845.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog
https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/resolved-rce-in-sophos-connect-client-for-windows-cve-2021-25265

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Sophos Connect

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sophos

Published: 2021-03-22T17:24:28.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:56:11.097Z

Reserved: 2021-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-25265

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-22T18:15:14.480

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:44.193

Link: CVE-2021-25265

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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