The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Notification Server 6.0.x, and Symantec Management Platform 7.0.x exposes an unsafe method, which allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary code via the DownloadAndInstall method
Published Mar 7, 2011
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 42.60%
Description
The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Notification Server 6.0.x, and Symantec Management Platform 7.0.x exposes an unsafe method, which allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary code via the DownloadAndInstall method.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.9
- 6.9
- 6.9
- 6.9
- 6.9
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 42.60% (0.42598) | 98.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 42.60% (0.42598) | 98.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 62.60% (0.62601) | 98.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 70.31% (0.70306) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 72.03% (0.72029) | 98.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.90% (0.74897) | 98.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 72.03% (0.72029) | 98.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 76.28% (0.76276) | 98.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 71.57% (0.71572) | 98.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2024 | 70.53% (0.70535) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 72.68% (0.72680) | 98.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 70.15% (0.70149) | 98.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 69.41% (0.69411) | 97.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 72.80% (0.72802) | 97.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 69.98% (0.69980) | 97.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 70.11% (0.70113) | 97.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | 65.72% (0.65723) | 97.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2023 | 55.58% (0.55577) | 97.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 55.46% (0.55464) | 97.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 41.99% (0.41994) | 96.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 78.17% (0.78170) | 99.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 78.17% (0.78170) | 99.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36679 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/57893 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36346 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH44885 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090922_00 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36679 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/57893 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36346 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH44885 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090922_00 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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