Is CVE-2008-2291 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-2291 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-2291?

CVE-2008-2291 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-2291?

CVE-2008-2291 has an EPSS score of 4.19% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2291?

Upgrade altiris deployment solution to 6.9.176 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-2291

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

axengine.exe in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution 6.8.x and 6.9.x before 6.9.176 generates credentials with a fixed salt or without any salt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess encrypted domain credentials.

CWE-255

How to fix

Remediation Available

altiris deployment solutionNVD

Affected:>= 6.9, < 6.9.176Fixed in:6.9.176CVE-2008-2291derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

symantec.com

Third-Party Advisory10

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2010-0219	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2013-4786	High	7.5	82%	-	-
CVE-2014-9195	High	10.0	81%	-	-
CVE-2009-3548	High	7.5	79%	-	-
CVE-2009-4189	High	10.0	79%	-	-
CVE-2017-8229	Critical	9.8	74%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.