{
    "id": "CVE-2017-6008",
    "published": "2017-09-13 08:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:21:36",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "A kernel pool overflow in the driver hitmanpro37.sys in Sophos SurfRight HitmanPro before 3.7.20 Build 286 (included in the HitmanPro.Alert solution and Sophos Clean) allows local users to escalate privileges via a malformed IOCTL call.",
    "epss_score": "0.01904",
    "epss_percentile": "0.79140",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-10 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "sophos",
            "product": "hitmanpro"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "43057",
            "title": "HitmanPro 3.7.15 Build 281 - Kernel Pool Overflow",
            "date": "2017-10-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008",
        "https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/",
        "https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/",
        "https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10",
        "https://github.com/cbayet/Exploit-CVE-2017-6008",
        "https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-10/",
        "https://trackwatch.com/kernel-pool-overflow-exploitation-in-real-world-windows-7/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43057/",
        "https://www.nuitduhack.com/fr/planning/talk_10"
    ]
}