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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-36809
A local attacker can overwrite arbitrary files on the system...
Vulnerability Description
A local attacker can overwrite arbitrary files on the system with VPN client logs using administrator privileges, potentially resulting in a denial of service and data loss, in all versions of Sophos SSL VPN client.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
SSL VPN client
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 7th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.