CVE-2008-2287

CVE-2008-2287 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution versions 6.8.x and 6.9.x prior to 6.9.176. An attacker could exploit this by replacing an application component in the unprotected install directory with a malicious Trojan horse. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.