Security readout for executives and security teams
This old Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows issue could let a remote attacker make the product display attacker-controlled web content when handling a specially named infected file inside an archive. It is mainly a concern for organizations still running unsupported legacy Sophos 6.x or early 7.x Windows installations. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Windows systems still running Sophos Anti-Virus 6.x before 6.5.8 or 7.x before 7.0.1. Current Sophos deployments are not identified as affected in the provided sources. Treat as a targeted legacy-risk cleanup item, not an emergency, unless unsupported Sophos 6.x or early 7.x remains in production or sensitive environments. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows to 6.5.8, 7.0.1, or later.; Retire or isolate systems that cannot run supported Sophos versions.; Check Sophos knowledge base article 29150 for vendor guidance..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- sophos-zip-xss(36478)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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