Broadcom IT Management Suite 8.6.x/8.7.x/8.8 Altiris Core Agent Updater AeXNSC.exe uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Broadcom IT Management Suite 8.6.x/8.7.x/8.8. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file AeXNSC.exe of the component Altiris Core Agent Updater. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-9059. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Broadcom IT Management Suite 8.6.x/8.7.x/8.8. Affected is some unknown processing of the file AeXNSC.exe of the component Altiris Core Agent Updater. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Altiris Core Agent Updater package (AeXNSC.exe) is prone to an elevation of privileges vulnerability through DLL hijacking.

The weakness was released by Sandro Poppi. The advisory is shared for download at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-9059 since 08/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/11/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/15/2025 CVE reserved
09/11/2025 +27 days Advisory disclosed
09/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Researcher: Sandro Poppi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-9059 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-323616

Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2025 09:11
Updated: 09/11/2025 09:54
Changes: 09/11/2025 09:11 (73), 09/11/2025 09:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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