Is CVE-2008-2291 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2291 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2291?

CVE-2008-2291 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2291

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 4.2%EU EUVD

axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 generates credentials with a fixed salt or without any salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess encrypted domain credentials.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-255
EPSS score: 4.2% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2288)
Published: May 18, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2288 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / altiris deployment solution
symantec / altiris deployment solution
symantec / altiris deployment solution
symantec / altiris deployment solution

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122167472229965&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30261(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-080516.2.htm(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492128/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492228/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29199(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020024(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.14a.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1542/references(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-025/(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42437(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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