TI-2018-06541 Aliases CVE-2018-9021 GHSA-4p35-q5ww-g8qx

Improper privilege management in CA Privileged Access Manager

MEDIUM 54CWE-269Published 2018-06-18 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0942 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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 Technologies	CA Privileged Access Manager	up to 2.8.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

CA Privileged Access Manager VendorCA Technologies Affected up to 2.8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:privileged_access_manager::::::::	up to 2.8.2	Vulnerable	Broadcom

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:privileged_access_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-9021
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4p35-q5ww-g8qx

References

Exploit 1

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

Other 1

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

TI-2015-03903 Improper input validation in CA Privileged Access Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-11179 Deserialization of untrusted data in CA Technologies Release Automation CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-06542 Improper privilege management in CA Privileged Access Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-06488 Improper input validation in CA Technologies Workload Control Center CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-10262 Improper access control in CA Technologies Client Automation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-10031 Improper authentication in CA Technologies Unified Infrastructure Management CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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