CVE-2025-9059 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Altiris Core Agent Updater package (AeXNSC.exe) is prone to an elevation of privileges vulnerability through DLL hijacking.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Broadcom	Broadcom Desktop Management Suite

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References

Link	Providers
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36132

History

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Broadcom Broadcom broadcom Broadcom desktop Management Suite
Vendors & Products		Broadcom Broadcom broadcom Broadcom desktop Management Suite

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The Altiris Core Agent Updater package (AeXNSC.exe) is prone to an elevation of privileges vulnerability through DLL hijacking.
Title		Elevation of Privileges Vulnerability in IT Management Suite
Weaknesses		CWE-269 CWE-427
References		https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36132
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: symantec

Published: 2025-09-11T05:18:13.597Z

Updated: 2025-09-11T14:42:19.656Z

Reserved: 2025-08-15T09:58:26.174Z

Link: CVE-2025-9059

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-11T14:25:53.734Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-11T06:15:39.183

Modified: 2025-09-11T17:14:10.147

Link: CVE-2025-9059

Redhat

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