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CVE-2008-4389
Symantec AppStream 5.2.x and Symantec Workspace Streaming (SWS) 6.1.x before 6.1 SP4 do not properly perform authentication, which allows…
High9.3EPSS 2.5%
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- certcc
Description
Symantec AppStream 5.2.x and Symantec Workspace Streaming (SWS) 6.1.x before 6.1 SP4 do not properly perform authentication, which allows remote Workspace Streaming servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to download arbitrary executable files onto a client system, and execute these files, via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- 40611 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1511 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- VU#221257 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 40233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2010&suid=20100616_00 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- symantec-appstream-download-ce(59504) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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