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.
CVE-2009-3028
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 7, 2011
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (10)
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36679
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/57893
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36346
- cve@mitrehttp://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH44885
- cve@mitrehttp://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090922_00
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36679
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/57893
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36346
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH44885
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2009&suid=20090922_00
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16600✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 24, 2010
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution - ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download and Execute (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/symantec_altirisdeployment_downloadandinstall✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 9, 2009
Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Download and Execute
Open source ↗
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