TI-2018-06542 Aliases CVE-2018-9022 GHSA-qq9f-gg6w-vgfx

Improper privilege management in CA Privileged Access Manager

MEDIUM 56CWE-269Published 2018-06-18 · Updated 2024-09-17

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 code or commands by poisoning a configuration file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12555 96th 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-2018-9022
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qq9f-gg6w-vgfx

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-2018-06541 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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