CVE-2018-9021 json
An authentication bypass vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary comma…
published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-20625
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 9.4%
- EPSS 9.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with specially crafted requests.
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- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-47748)
Exploit prediction
9.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-47748 Broadcom CA Privilged Access Manager 2.8.2 - Remote Command Execution webapps, 2019-12-05
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155576/Broadcom-CA-Privileged-Access-Manager-2.8.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- CA Technologies CA Privileged Access Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/155576/Broadcom-CA-Privileged-Access-Manager-2.8.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/104496
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
support.ca.com
/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180614-01--security-notice-for-ca-privileged-acce
broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-9021
- NVD CVE-2018-9021
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