The OS Installation Management component in CA Client Automation r12.9, r14.0, and r14.0…
Priority LOW 25CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The OS Installation Management component in CA Client Automation r12.9, r14.0, and r14.0 SP1 places an encrypted password into a readable local file during operating system installation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file after operating system installation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00296 22nd 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r12.9 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r14.0 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r14.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | r14.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | Ca |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r12.9 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r14.0 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r14.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r14.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Ca
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8391
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9f96-96vq-hqj3
More Ca Client Automation vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2015-02932 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-2017-8391 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8391 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9f96-96vq-hqj3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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