Hard-coded credentials in CA Technologies Unified Infrastructure Management
Priority LOW 36CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
A hardcoded passphrase, in CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.5.1, 8.5, and 8.4.7, allows attackers to access sensitive information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01366 71st 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 Technologies | Unified Infrastructure Management | 8.5.1, 8.5, 8.4.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Unified Infrastructure Management VendorCA Technologies Affected 8.5.1, 8.5, 8.4.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-13820
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wpw-79fh-c32h
References
More CA Technologies vulnerabilities
- 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-2018-06541 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
Sources
- CVE-2018-13820 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-13820 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wpw-79fh-c32h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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