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CVE-2026-15379

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Description

The Altiris WMI provider exposes a class (AltirisAgent_Stream) that allows any local standard user to read the contents of any file accessible to the SYSTEM account, bypassing filesystem ACLs. No admin privileges required. The provider reverts to the LocalSystem context when servicing WMI queries without re-impersonating the caller. Any local standard user can therefore read SYSTEM-readable files — including configuration files, service logs, and secrets stored with SYSTEM/Administrator-only ACLs — by querying the provider directly.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.1 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-17 08:16:57.773000
Last modified
2026-10-24 20:10:00.137000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-15379",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-17T08:16:57.773",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T20:10:00.137",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The Altiris WMI provider exposes a class (AltirisAgent_Stream) that allows any local standard user to read the contents of any file accessible to the SYSTEM account, bypassing filesystem ACLs. No admin privileges required. The provider reverts to the LocalSystem context when servicing WMI queries without re-impersonating the caller. Any local standard user can therefore read SYSTEM-readable files — including configuration files, service logs, and secrets stored with SYSTEM/Administrator-only ACLs — by querying the provider directly."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El proveedor WMI de Altiris expone una clase (AltirisAgent_Stream) que permite a cualquier usuario estándar local leer el contenido de cualquier archivo accesible para la cuenta SYSTEM, eludiendo las ACL del sistema de archivos. No se requieren privilegios de administrador. El proveedor revierte al contexto LocalSystem al atender consultas WMI sin volver a suplantar al llamador. Cualquier usuario estándar local puede, por lo tanto, leer archivos legibles por SYSTEM - incluyendo archivos de configuración, registros de servicio y secretos almacenados con ACLs solo para SYSTEM/Administrador - consultando directamente al proveedor."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Broadcom",
          "product": "Symantec IT Management Suite",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "before SMA_SMP_8_8_PF_v13 and SMA_SMP_8_8_1_PF_v5",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "baseScore": 5.1,
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          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "YES",
          "Recovery": "AUTOMATIC",
          "valueDensity": "CONCENTRATED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "MODERATE",
          "providerUrgency": "RED"
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  "weaknesses": [
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          "value": "CWE-269"
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37995",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}