CVE-2026-8370

Automic Automation Agent Unix privilege escalation

HIGH
8.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 19, 2026 at 06:42 PM UTC
Updated: July 23, 2026 at 09:11 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCa Automic Automation

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Severity
HIGH8.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

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

v < 24.4.4
Affected range stops below 24.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 24.4.4 HF1 or later (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 26.0.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.5HIGHca
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-250

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