Sophos Taegis Endpoint Agent up to 1.3.9 on Linux permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Sophos Taegis Endpoint Agent up to 1.3.9 on Linux. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to permission assignment. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-13861. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sophos Taegis Endpoint Agent up to 1.3.9 on Linux. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A code injection vulnerability in the Debian package component of Taegis Endpoint Agent (Linux) versions older than 1.3.10 allows local users arbitrary code execution as root. Redhat-based systems using RPM packages are not affected.

The advisory is shared for download at sophos.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-13861 since 02/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.3.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Taegis Endpoint Agent 1.3.10

Timelineinfo

02/11/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sophos.com

Advisory: sophos.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-13861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-13861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304508

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2025 15:56
Changes: 04/11/2025 15:56 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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