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TI-2025-12719 Aliases CVE-2025-13917GHSA-472x-v993-m3jx

Elevation of Privileges in Web Security Services (WSS) Agent

Priority LOW 32CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

WSS Agent, prior to 9.8.5, may be susceptible to a Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00099 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Symantec Web Security Services Agent (Broadcom): 9.8.5

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BroadcomSymantec Web Security Services Agent9.8.49.8.5Patch availableCNA
  • Symantec Web Security Services Agent VendorBroadcom Affected 9.8.4 Fixed in 9.8.5 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Symantec Web Security Services Agent (Broadcom) Fixed in 9.8.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13917
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-472x-v993-m3jx

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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