CVE-2008-2794

Unspecified vulnerability in the GUI in Symantec Altiris Notification Server Agent 6.x before 6.0 SP3 R8 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

Published: 2008-06-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2794 is rated Low Risk (32.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2794

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.04% -0.99%
3 2022-02-04 1.03%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2794

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.1 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2794

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2794

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_notification_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_notification_server:6.0:sp3_r7:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2794

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