Broadcom Symantec Management Suite 8.7.3/8.8/8.8.1 Task Scheduler Local Privilege Escalation

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8.2$0-$5k2.88+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in Broadcom Symantec Management Suite 8.7.3/8.8/8.8.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Task Scheduler. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-15380. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Broadcom Symantec Management Suite 8.7.3/8.8/8.8.1. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Task Scheduler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A non-administrator interactive user can obtain full SYSTEM code execution through a DCOM/task scheduler logic chain — no network access, no memory corruption required (ITMS 8.7.3)

The advisory is shared for download at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-15380 since 07/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/17/2026).

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: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/10/2026 CVE reserved
07/17/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
07/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/17/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-15380 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-15380
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379772

Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2026 09:43
Changes: 07/17/2026 09:43 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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