CVE-2008-2286

SQL injection vulnerability in axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

SQL injection vulnerability in axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified string fields in a notification packet.

Exploit likelihood

32.7%Down 44.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2008-2286
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-2286
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2283 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-2283
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q325-2q6c-cgg6 No score

SQL injection vulnerability in axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9...

Record: GHSA-q325-2q6c-cgg6
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

symantec altiris deployment solution

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Symantec Altiris DS - SQL Injection (Metasploit)	2013-11-13
Metasploit	Symantec Altiris DS SQL Injection	2008-05-15

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2286 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution, published May 18, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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