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CVE-2018-9021

critical

Description

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.

References

https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180614-01--security-notice-for-ca-privileged-access-manager.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104496

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155576/Broadcom-CA-Privileged-Access-Manager-2.8.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-06-18

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.1791