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TI-2026-81029 Aliases CVE-2026-101034GHSA-wm2j-33wx-q4cw

Hardcoded key exposes credentials in Symantec Ghost Solution Suite

Priority LOW 31CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

Broadcom Symantec Ghost Solution Suite GSS_3.3_RU11, GSS_3.3_RU12 and GSS_3.3.13 use a hardcoded key to protect credentials. The flaw is CWE-522, where credentials are insufficiently protected. An attacker who obtains the hardcoded key can decrypt domain and service account passwords, task run-as credentials and sysprep passwords stored in or transmitted by the GSS Deployment Server installation.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

An attacker who obtained the hardcoded key could decrypt domain/service account passwords, task run-as credentials, and sysprep passwords stored in or transmitted by GSS Deployment Server installation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00149 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 Ghost Solution SuiteGSS_3.3_RU11; GSS_3.3_RU12; GSS_3.3.13—No fix listedCNA
  • Symantec Ghost Solution Suite VendorBroadcom Affected GSS_3.3_RU11; GSS_3.3_RU12; GSS_3.3.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Symantec Ghost Solution Suite.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101034
  2. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-wm2j-33wx-q4cw
  3. 2026-10-27 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

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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