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FKIE_CVE-2025-4971

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-05-20 00:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:34
Summary
Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix versions < 24.3.0 HF4 and < 21.0.13 HF1 allow low privileged users who have execution rights on the agent executable to escalate their privileges.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "platforms": [
            "UNIX"
          ],
          "product": "Automic Automation",
          "vendor": "Broadcom",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003c 24.3.0 HF4, and \u003c 21.0.13 HF1",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "24.3.0 HF4 or later, and 21.0.13 HF1 or later",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "vuln@ca.com"
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Broadcom Automic\nAutomation Agent Unix versions \u003c\n24.3.0 HF4 and \u003c 21.0.13 HF1 allow low privileged users who have execution\nrights on the agent executable to escalate their privileges."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Las versiones Unix \u0026lt; 24.3.0 HF4 y \u0026lt; 21.0.13 HF1 de Broadcom Automic Automation Agent permiten que los usuarios con pocos privilegios que tienen derechos de ejecuci\u00f3n en el ejecutable del agente aumenten sus privilegios."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-4971",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:34:24.933",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV40": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackRequirements": "NONE",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "baseScore": 8.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "LOW",
          "subConfidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "subIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
          "version": "4.0",
          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"
        },
        "source": "vuln@ca.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
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        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "id": "CVE-2025-4971",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2025-05-20T14:08:16.881016Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2025-05-20T00:15:25.253",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "vuln@ca.com",
      "url": "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25732"
    },
    {
      "source": "vuln@ca.com",
      "url": "https://www.secuvera.de/advisories/secuvera-SA-2025-01.txt"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "vuln@ca.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-426"
        }
      ],
      "source": "vuln@ca.com",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}



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