Is CVE-2008-6828 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6828 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6828?

CVE-2008-6828 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-6828

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.x before 6.9.355 SP1 stores the Application Identity Account password in memory in cleartext, which allows local users to gain privileges and modify clients of the Deployment Solution Server.

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-312
EPSS score: 0.2% (16th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6788)
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-2008-6788 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://secunia.com/advisories/31773(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20b.html(Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31767(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021072(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2876(Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46007(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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