Broadcom Automic Automation Unix Agent Runs Target Programs with Excessive Privileges, Enabling Local Escalation on Affected Linux Platforms

Last refreshed2026-09-29

Status: NEW | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-8370

Key Details

CVE	CVE-2026-8370
CVSS Score / Version	8.5 (High) / CVSS v4.0
Updated	2026-07-23
Classified as	CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges)

What to Know

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. (NVD)

References

Source	Reference
NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8370
CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8370

Source

Reference

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8370

CVE

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8370

Broadcom Automic Automation Unix Agent Runs Target Programs with Excessive Privileges, Enabling Local Escalation on Affected Linux Platforms

Key Details

What to Know

References

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