CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation r12.5 SP01, r12.8, and r12.9; CA…
Priority LOW 21CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation r12.5 SP01, r12.8, and r12.9; CA Network and Systems Management r11.0, r11.1, and r11.2; CA NSM Job Management Option r11.0, r11.1, and r11.2; CA Universal Job Management Agent; CA Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers (aka SystemEDGE) 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, and 12.9; and CA Workload Automation AE r11, r11.3, r11.3.5, and r11.3.6 on UNIX, does not properly perform bounds checking, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00371 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r12.5:sp01:*:*:*:*:*:* | r12.5 sp01 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r12.8 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r12.9 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:network_and_systems_management:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r11.2 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:nsm_job_management_option:r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r11.0 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:nsm_job_management_option:r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r11.1 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:nsm_job_management_option:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r11.2 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:universal_job_management_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:virtual_assurance_for_infrastructure_managers:12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.6 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:virtual_assurance_for_infrastructure_managers:12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.7 | Vulnerable | Ca |
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r12.5:sp01:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r12.5 sp01 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r12.8 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r12.9 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:network_and_systems_management:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11.2 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:nsm_job_management_option:r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11.0 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:nsm_job_management_option:r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11.1 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:nsm_job_management_option:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11.2 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:universal_job_management_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:virtual_assurance_for_infrastructure_managers:12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.6 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:virtual_assurance_for_infrastructure_managers:12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.7 Vulnerable ·Ca
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:virtual_assurance_for_infrastructure_managers:12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.8 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:virtual_assurance_for_infrastructure_managers:12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.9 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r11 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r11.3 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r11.3.5 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r11.3.6 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:virtual_assurance_for_infrastructure_managers:12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.8 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:virtual_assurance_for_infrastructure_managers:12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.9 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11.3 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11.3.5 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:workload_automation_ae:r11.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11.3.6 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3317
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gv7w-8758-xj2v
References
More Ca Client Automation vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05946 The OS Installation Management component in CA Client Automation r12.9, r14.0, and r14.0… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2015-02931 CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation r12.5 SP01, r12.8, and r12.9; CA… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2015-02933 CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation r12.5 SP01, r12.8, and r12.9; CA… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2015-3317 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3317 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gv7w-8758-xj2v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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