Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix privilege escalation
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix versions < 24.3.0 HF4 and < 21.0.13 HF1 allow low privileged users who have execution rights on the agent executable to escalate their privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0059 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Automic Automation (Broadcom): 24.3.0 HF4 or later, and 21.0.13 HF1 or later
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom | Automic Automation | < 24.3.0 HF4, and < 21.0.13 HF1 | 24.3.0 HF4 or later, and 21.0.13 HF1 or later | Patch available | CNA |
- Automic Automation VendorBroadcom Affected < 24.3.0 HF4, and < 21.0.13 HF1 Fixed in 24.3.0 HF4 or later, and 21.0.13 HF1 or later Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Automic Automation (Broadcom) Fixed in 24.3.0 HF4 or later, and 21.0.13 HF1 or later
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4971
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hj6-h929-jq92
References
More Broadcom vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42442 vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01178 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17490 mod_proxy SSRF KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2025-01721 Code injection exposure in Fabric OS 9.1.0 through 9.1.1d6 KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-4971 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4971 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hj6-h929-jq92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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