CVE-2025-4971

HIGH

Broadcom Automic Automation Agent Unix <24.3.0 HF4-21.0.13 HF1 - Pr...

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-4971. PoCs published by Flora Schäfer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a privilege escalation vulnerability in Automic Agent by injecting a malicious shared object file via configuration parameters. The exploit uses msfvenom to generate a malicious .so file that spawns a shell with elevated privileges when loaded by the vulnerable executable.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Flora Schäfer · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52309

This exploit leverages a privilege escalation vulnerability in Automic Agent by injecting a malicious shared object file via configuration parameters. The exploit uses msfvenom to generate a malicious .so file that spawns a shell with elevated privileges when loaded by the vulnerable executable.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Automic Agent <24.3.0 HF4, <21.0.13 HF1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system · Ability to execute the ucxjlx6 binary · Write permissions to /tmp or another writable directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v4 8.5
EPSS 0.0077
EPSS Percentile 74.0%
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-426
Status published
Products (2)
Broadcom/Automic Automation 24.3.0 HF4 or later, and 21.0.13 HF1 or later
Broadcom/Automic Automation < 24.3.0 HF4, and < 21.0.13 HF1
Published May 20, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026