Broadcom Automic Automation up to 21.0.13/24.3.0 HF3 untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Broadcom Automic Automation up to 21.0.13/24.3.0 HF3. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-4971. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Broadcom Automic Automation up to 21.0.13/24.3.0 HF3. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-4971 since 05/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying the patch 21.0.13 HF1/24.3.0 HF4 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (52309) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-15812). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 21.0.13 HF1/24.3.0 HF4

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05/20/2025 🔍
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05/30/2025 +10 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-4971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309635
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2025 07:08
Updated: 05/30/2025 16:21
Changes: 05/20/2025 07:08 (66), 05/20/2025 08:15 (1), 05/20/2025 12:33 (1), 05/30/2025 16:21 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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