CVE-2026-18367 (GCVE-0-2026-18367)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 20:30 – Updated: 2026-08-07 13:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via Sophos Endpoint for macOS older than version 2026.1.1 and Sophos Home for macOS older than version 10.11.6.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-07 13:29 UTC
CWE
- CWE-285 - The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Sophos Endpoint for macOS |
Affected:
0 , < 2026.1.1
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_endpoint_for_macos:*:*:macos:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Sophos | Sophos Home for macOS |
Affected:
0 , < 10.11.6
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_home_for_macos:*:*:macos:*:*:*:*:* |
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