CVE-2026-15379

Arbitrary File Read as SYSTEM in Symantec ITMS

Published Jul 17, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Altiris WMI provider exposes a class (AltirisAgent_Stream) that allows any local standard user to read the contents of any file accessible to the SYSTEM account, bypassing filesystem ACLs. No admin privileges required. The provider reverts to the LocalSystem context when servicing WMI queries without re-impersonating the caller. Any local standard user can therefore read SYSTEM-readable files — including configuration files, service logs, and secrets stored with SYSTEM/Administrator-only ACLs — by querying the provider directly.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Broadcom
Broadcom symantec Server Management Suite
Vendors & Products Broadcom
Broadcom symantec Server Management Suite
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Weaknesses CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-269
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Altiris WMI provider exposes a class (AltirisAgent_Stream) that allows any local standard user to read the contents of any file accessible to the SYSTEM account, bypassing filesystem ACLs. No admin privileges required. The provider reverts to the LocalSystem context when servicing WMI queries without re-impersonating the caller. Any local standard user can therefore read SYSTEM-readable files — including configuration files, service logs, and secrets stored with SYSTEM/Administrator-only ACLs — by querying the provider directly.
Title Arbitrary File Read as SYSTEM in Symantec ITMS
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Red'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
symantec
Published
Updated
Jul 21, 2026, 2:15 PM
Reserved
Jul 10, 2026, 9:09 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Jul 17, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 8:10 PM