CVE-2009-3108

The Aclient GUI in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x before 6.9 SP3 Build 430 installs a client executable with insecure permissions (Everyone:Full Control), which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the executable with a Trojan horse program.

Published: 2009-09-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3108 is rated Low Risk (39.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3108

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 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.38% +0.33%
2 2025-03-30 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3108

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3108

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3108

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9.164 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.164:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9.176 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.176:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9.355 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.355:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec altiris_deployment_solution 6.9.355 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.355:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3108

cvelogic Threat Intelligence