CVE-2026-15379

Arbitrary File Read as SYSTEM in Symantec ITMS

MEDIUM
5.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 17, 2026 at 06:47 AM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSymantec IT Management Suite

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Severity
MEDIUM5.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.1MEDIUMsymantec
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-269

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