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CVE-2025-8661: Broadcom Symantec PGP Encryption · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Broadcom Symantec PGP EncryptionSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.6 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:08 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.6Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Broadcom Symantec PGP EncryptionAffected
  • =11.0.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately review and restrict access privileges to the Symantec PGP Encryption management interfaces, ensuring only trusted administrators have high-level access. 2. Implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user input fields within the affected application to prevent injection of malicious scripts. 3. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the execution of unauthorized scripts in browsers accessing the application. 4. Monitor logs and user activity for unusual behavior that could indicate attempted exploitation of XSS vulnerabilities. 5. Educate privileged users about the risks of interacting with untrusted content or links while logged into the encryption management system. 6. Stay alert for official patches or updates from Broadcom and apply them promptly once released. 7. Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block XSS payloads targeting the affected product. 8. Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on web application vulnerabilities within encryption management tools.

Description

A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (XSS) occurs when the server does not properly validate or encode the data entered by the user.

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