axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 generates credentials with a fixed salt or without any salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess encrypted domain credentials.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04193 91st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.9 to before 6.9.176 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 sp1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.8 sp2 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.9 to before 6.9.176 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 sp1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.8:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.8 sp2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2291
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f24-2cm6-vqqv
References
More Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02888 Stack-based buffer overflow in the BrowseAndSaveFile method in the Altiris eXpress NS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-02890 Buffer overflow in the RunCmd method in the Altiris eXpress NS Console Utilities ActiveX… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-02885 The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-02192 SQL injection vulnerability in axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-03024 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 might… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-04353 Stack-based buffer overflow in wp6sr.dll in the Autonomy KeyView SDK 10.4 and earlier, as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-2291 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2291 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8f24-2cm6-vqqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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