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    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-111k-9c8y-w3fy",
    "summary": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in Sophos Free Encryption 2.40.1.1 and Sophos SafeGuard PrivateCrypto 2.40.1.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse pcrypt0406.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .uti file.  NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.",
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