01 Record
CVE-2018-9233
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 76.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-04-05 17:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 07:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-04-03
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-916Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational EffortBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3e9e5f79de39f0f0c2021868b3002e36f200ae8a9c2c16d9af5f2389ccb371c3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.exploit-db.com44411https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44411/
- seclists.org20180403 CVE-2018-9233 Sophos Endpoint Protection Control Panel v10.7 / Insecure Cryptohttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/7
- hyp3rlinx.altervista.orghttp://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SOPHOS-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-CONTROL-PANEL-v10.7-INSECURE-CRYPTO-CVE-2018-9233.txt