Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unnecessary Privileges PE Before 24.4.4 HF1
CVE-2026-8370 Published on May 19, 2026

Automic Automation Agent Unix privilege escalation
Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix on Linux x64, Linux Power 64 BE, Linux Power 64 LE, zLinux (zSeries), AIX, Solaris x64, Solaris Sparc 64 allows Privilege Escalation, Target Programs with Elevated Privileges. This issue affects Automic Automation: < 24.4.4 HF1.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-8370 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE

Weakness Type

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

The software performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-8370

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Affected Versions

Broadcom Automic Automation:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.15%
Percentile
4.18%

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