CVE-2025-9059
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Publication date: 2025-09-11

Last updated on: 2025-09-11

Assigner: Symantec Corporation

Description
The Altiris Core Agent Updater package (AeXNSC.exe) is prone to an elevation of privileges vulnerability through DLL hijacking.
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Published
2025-09-11
Last Modified
2025-09-11
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-09-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-9059
EUVD
EUVD-2025-28918
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Vendor Product Version / Range
symantec altiris_core_agent_updater 4.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-427 The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
CWE-269 The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an elevation of privileges issue in the Altiris Core Agent Updater package (AeXNSC.exe) caused by DLL hijacking. This means that an attacker could exploit the way the software loads DLL files to execute malicious code with higher privileges than intended.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the affected system, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code with higher permissions, which could lead to unauthorized actions, system compromise, or further attacks.

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