CVE-2025-4971 Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix privilege escalation
Low-privileged users with execution rights can escalate privileges in Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-4971?
CVE-2025-4971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Automic Automation, published on 19 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix versions < 24.3.0 HF4 and < 21.0.13 HF1 allow low privileged users who have execution rights on the agent executable to escalate their privileges.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4971?
How do I fix CVE-2025-4971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-4971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7hj6-h929-jq92.