Symantec pcAnywhere through 12.5.3, Altiris IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), Altiris Client Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), and Altiris Deployment Solution Remote pcAnywhere Solution 7.1 (aka 12.5.x and 12.6.x) do not properly handle the client state after abnormal termination of a remote session, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to the client by leveraging an "open client session."
Published Feb 6, 2012
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.33%
Description
Symantec pcAnywhere through 12.5.3, Altiris IT Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), Altiris Client Management Suite pcAnywhere Solution 7.0 (aka 12.5.x) and 7.1 (aka 12.6.x), and Altiris Deployment Solution Remote pcAnywhere Solution 7.1 (aka 12.5.x and 12.6.x) do not properly handle the client state after abnormal termination of a remote session, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to the client by leveraging an "open client session."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 12.5.3
- 5.0
- 8.0
- 9.2
- 10.5
- 11.5
- 11.5.1
- 12.1
- 12.5
- 12.5
- 12.5
- 12.5.265
Configuration 2
- 12.5
- 12.5
- 12.5
- 12.5
- 12.5.539
Configuration 3
- 12.6.65
- 12.6.7580
Configuration 4
- 12.5
- 12.5
- 12.5
- 12.6
- 12.6
- 12.6
Configuration 5
- 12.5
- 12.5
- 12.5
- 12.6
- 12.6
- 12.6
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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02325) | 82.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.68% (0.02676) | 83.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02611) | 84.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.68% (0.03680) | 79.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02341) | 83.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00805) | 82.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00805) | 81.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00805) | 79.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.64% (0.01643) | 85.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48092 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51862 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72996 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48092 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51862 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120124_00 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72996 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.