High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-9233

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.

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Affected products

Sophos/Endpoint Protectionllm-create
Range: = 10.7

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References

hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SOPHOS-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-CONTROL-PANEL-v10.7-INSECURE-CRYPTO-CVE-2018-9233.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/7nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44411/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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