CVE-2025-9059 (GCVE-0-2025-9059)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-11 05:18
Modified
2025-09-11 05:18
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Red
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Summary
The Altiris Core Agent Updater package (AeXNSC.exe) is prone to an elevation of privileges vulnerability through DLL hijacking.
References
secure@symantec.comhttps://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36132
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Broadcom 8.6.IT Management Suite Version: 8.6.x
Version: 8.7.x
Version: 8.8
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