CVE-2026-8370
Privilege escalation in Broadcom Automic Automation Agent on Unix/Linux.
Is CVE-2026-8370 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-8370 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-8370?
CVE-2026-8370 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-8370?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-8370. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-8370 affect?
CVE-2026-8370 affects Broadcom Automic Automation Agent on Unix/Linux (x64), Broadcom Automic Automation Agent on Linux Power 64 BE, Broadcom Automic Automation Agent on Linux Power 64 LE, Broadcom Automic Automation Agent on zSeries, and 3 further products or versions. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-8370?
Patch to 24.4.4 HF1 or newer; restart agents; verify privilege config.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local attacker could escalate privileges on the host running Automic Agent, gaining full control.
Immediate action required
- affected< 24.4.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.