PT-2025-22116 · Broadcom · Automic Automation Agent

Flora Schaefer · Published 2025-05-19 · Updated 2025-05-20 · CVE-2025-4971

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.5

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix versions < 24.3.0 HF4 and < 21.0.13 HF1

Description: The issue allows low-privileged users with execution rights on the agent executable to escalate their privileges. This is a privilege escalation issue that can be exploited by users with limited privileges.

Recommendations: For versions < 24.3.0 HF4, update to version 24.3.0 HF4 or later. For versions < 21.0.13 HF1, update to version 21.0.13 HF1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-4971

Affected Products

Automic Automation Agent

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/52309 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4971 · Security Note
• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25732 · Note
• https://t.me/cvetracker/24285 · Telegram Post
• https://secuvera.de/advisories/secuvera-SA-2025-01.txt · Note