The ListView control in the Client GUI (AClient.exe) in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 allows local users to ga
The ListView control in the Client GUI (AClient.exe) in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a "Shatter" style attack on the "command prompt" hidden GUI button to (1) overwrite the CommandLine parameter to cmd.exe to use SYSTEM privileges and (2) modify the DLL that is loaded using the LoadLibrary API function.
- Published
- Jun 8, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.1% · 64th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-306
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| symantec | altiris deployment solution | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- symantec altiris deployment solution6.0 and later · before 6.9.355
- symantec altiris deployment solution6.9.355
Same product
symantec: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2009-3033Buffer overflow in the RunCmd method in the Altiris eXpress NS Console Utilities ActiveX control in AeXNSConsoleUtilities.dll in the web con49Plan
- CVE-2009-3179Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via 42Plan
- CVE-2009-3028The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Notification40Plan
- CVE-2008-2286SQL injection vulnerability in axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 allows remote attackers t40Plan
- CVE-2009-3109Unspecified vulnerability in the AClient agent in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x before 6.9 SP3 Build 430, when key-based authen38Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2018-04-03 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+3220 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6323 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”
The bug in code
The whole CWE-306 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
// Added for the support teamapp.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);Fixed
if (config.maintenanceEnabled) { app.post( "/maintenance/reset", requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice );}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
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References
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122460544316205&w=2
- osvdb.org/49426
- secunia.com/advisories/31773
- www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-081020.1.htm
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31766
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1021071
- www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20a.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46006
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.