Is CVE-2008-6827 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6827 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6827?

CVE-2008-6827 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-6827

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

The ListView control in the Client GUI (AClient.exe) in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges and execute arbitrary commands via a "Shatter" style attack on the "command prompt" hidden GUI button to (1) overwrite the CommandLine parameter to cmd.exe to use SYSTEM privileges and (2) modify the DLL that is loaded using the LoadLibrary API function.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-306
EPSS score: 1.1% (65th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6787)
Published: June 8, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6787 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

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122460544316205&w=2(Mailing List)
http://osvdb.org/49426(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31773(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.insomniasec.com/advisories/ISVA-081020.1.htm(Broken Link, Patch)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31766(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021071(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20a.html(Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876(Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46006(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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