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CVE-2008-6828

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-6828 describes a critical vulnerability in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x prior to version 6.9.355 SP1, where the Application Identity Account password is stored in cleartext in memory. This allows local attackers to elevate privileges and manipulate clients connected to the Deployment Solution Server. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.9.355CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.9.355CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:altiris_deployment_solution:6.9.355:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/31773
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
securityresponse.symantec.com / avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20b.html
Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46007
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/31767
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2876
Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory