Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-8370

HighLPE

Published: 19 May 2026

Published
19 May 2026
Modified
19 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 8.5 CVSS:4.0/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
EPSS Score 0.0015 4.2th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-8370 is a high-severity Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (CWE-250) vulnerability in Broadcom Automic Automation (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 4.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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…

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affects Automic Automation: < 24.4.4 HF1.

CWE(s)
CWE-250

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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Why these techniques?

CWE-250 directly describes unnecessary privileges enabling local privilege escalation via exploitation of the agent process.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

Broadcom
Automic Automation
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AC-1 Policy and Procedures
addresses: CWE-250

Policy promotes least privilege by defining necessary privileges and management commitment to them.

AC-13 Supervision and Review — Access Control
addresses: CWE-250

Supervision detects and allows removal of unnecessary privileges that enable execution with excess rights.

AC-2 Account Management
addresses: CWE-250

Reviewing accounts for compliance, disabling/removing unneeded accounts, and aligning with termination processes prevents execution with unnecessary privileges.

AC-5 Separation of Duties
addresses: CWE-250

Separation of duties prevents any single user from holding all privileges needed to complete a critical task, directly reducing execution with unnecessary privileges.

AC-6 Least Privilege
addresses: CWE-250

Directly prevents execution with more privileges than needed for assigned tasks.

AT-3 Role-based Training
addresses: CWE-250

Role-based training on least privilege principles reduces the chance personnel assign or retain unnecessary privileges.

AU-6 Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting
addresses: CWE-250

Analysis of audit records can identify execution with unnecessary privileges through unusual activity patterns.

CA-9 Internal System Connections
addresses: CWE-250

Automatic termination after a defined period eliminates unnecessary privileges from persistent connections.

References