CVE-2026-8370

HIGHNVD 8.58.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 96% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
8.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix on Linux x64, Linux Power 64 BE, Linux Power 64 LE, zLinux (zSeries), AIX, Solaris x64, Solaris Sparc 64 allows Privilege Escalation, Target Programs with Elevated Privileges.

This issue affects Automic Automation: < 24.4.4 HF1.

CVSS v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(medium)
EPSS
4.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 19, 2026

Last Modified

May 19, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Support Content Notification - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37512

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8370(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 69× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8370?
CVE-2026-8370 is a high vulnerability published on May 19, 2026. Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix on Linux x64, Linux Power 64 BE, Linux Power 64 LE, zLinux (zSeries), AIX, Solaris x64, Solaris Sparc 64 allows Privilege Escalation, Target Programs with Elevated Privileges. This issue affects Automic…
When was CVE-2026-8370 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8370 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8370 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8370 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8370?
CVE-2026-8370 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8370?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8370, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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