Back to Database
Status published
High
CVE-2018-9233
Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for...
Vulnerability Description
Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for password storage in %PROGRAMDATA%\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Config\machine.xml, which makes it easier for attackers to determine a cleartext password, and subsequently choose unsafe malware settings, via rainbow tables or other approaches.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
THREAT MONITOR
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2018-9233
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
More from sophos
View All →CVE-2020-9540
Sophos HitmanPro.Alert before build 861 allows local elevation of privilege....
High
7.8
CVE-2020-9363
The Sophos AV parsing engine before 2020-01-14 allows virus-detection bypass...
High
7.8
CVE-2020-29574
An SQL injection vulnerability in the WebAdmin of Cyberoam OS...
Unknown
0
CVE-2020-25223
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of...
Unknown
0
CVE-2020-17352
Two OS command injection vulnerabilities in the User Portal of...
High
8.8
Affected Vendor
sophos
View all reports →Affected Software
endpoint protection
Vulnerable Versions:
10.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 5th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.