Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3109 · published 8 September 2009
CVE-2009-3109: Symantec altiris deployment solution vulnerability
Symantec · Altiris Deployment Solution
Unspecified vulnerability in the AClient agent in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x before 6.9 SP3 Build 430, when key-based authentication is being used between a deployment server and a client, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by spoofing the deployment server and sending "alternate commands" before the handshake is completed.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the AClient agent in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9.x before 6.9 SP3 Build 430, when key-based authentication is being used between a deployment server and a client, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM by spoofing the deployment server and sending "alternate commands" before the handshake is completed.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3109), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.