Path traversal in CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in CA Unified Infrastructure Management Version 8.47 and earlier. The Unified Infrastructure Management software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02306 83rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier | CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier Vendor— Affected CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ca_technologies:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.47 | Vulnerable | CA Technologies |
- cpe:2.3:a:ca_technologies:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.47 Vulnerable ·CA Technologies
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5803
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5768-2586-2x4j
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-5803 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5803 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5768-2586-2x4j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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