CVE-2026-8370 (GCVE-0-2026-8370)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-19 18:42 – Updated: 2026-05-19 19:30
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Title
Automic Automation Agent Unix privilege escalation
Summary
Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix on Linux x64, Linux Power 64 BE, Linux Power 64 LE, zLinux (zSeries), AIX, Solaris x64, Solaris Sparc 64 allows Privilege Escalation, Target Programs with Elevated Privileges. This issue affects Automic Automation: < 24.4.4 HF1.
Severity ?
8.5 (High)
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
CWE
  • CWE-250 - Execution with unnecessary privileges
Assigner
ca
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Broadcom Automic Automation Affected: < 24.4.4 HF1 (custom)
Unaffected: 24.4.4 HF1 or later
Unaffected: 26.0.0
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Credits
David Suchy, Citadelo (citadelo.com)
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