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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3028 · published 7 March 2011

CVE-2009-3028: Symantec altiris deployment solution vulnerability

Symantec · Altiris Deployment Solution

The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Notification Server 6.0.x, and Symantec Management Platform 7.0.x exposes an unsafe method, which allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary code via the DownloadAndInstall method.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 43% · top 1.3%
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
43%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Altiris eXpress NS SC Download ActiveX control in AeXNSPkgDLLib.dll, as used in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x, Notification Server 6.0.x, and Symantec Management Platform 7.0.x exposes an unsafe method, which allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary code via the DownloadAndInstall method.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/36679 Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/57893
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36346 Exploit
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH44885 Patch
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/36679 Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/57893
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36346 Exploit
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH44885 Patch
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3028), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.