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TI-2004-01500 Aliases CVE-2004-1624GHSA-2qwq-f37f-3q37

Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 does not drop system privileges when opening external programs…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 does not drop system privileges when opening external programs through the help topic interface, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) the help topic interface in CCW32.exe, which launches Notepad, or (2) the help button in the Carbon Copy Scheduler (CCSched.exe).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:altiris:carbon_copy:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableAltiris
cpe:2.3:a:altiris:carbon_copy:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableAltiris
  • cpe:2.3:a:altiris:carbon_copy:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Altiris
  • cpe:2.3:a:altiris:carbon_copy:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Altiris

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1624
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qwq-f37f-3q37

References

Other 1

Sources

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