TI-2018-11179 Aliases CVE-2018-15691 GHSA-m499-qj3g-vhpx

Deserialization of untrusted data in CA Technologies Release Automation

MEDIUM 59CWE-502Published 2018-08-30 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

Insecure deserialization of a specially crafted serialized object, in CA Release Automation 6.5 and earlier, allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.16561 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and 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	Release Automation	up to 6.5	—	No fix listed	CNA

Release Automation VendorCA Technologies Affected up to 6.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:release_automation::::::::	6.3 to before 6.3.0.9945; 6.4 to before 6.4.0.10119; 6.5 to before 6.5.0.10080	Vulnerable	Broadcom

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:release_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 to before 6.3.0.9945; 6.4 to before 6.4.0.10119; 6.5 to before 6.5.0.10080 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15691
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m499-qj3g-vhpx

References

Exploit 1

45425

Patch 1

https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-03--security-notice-for-ca-release-automation.html

TI-2015-03903 Improper input validation in CA Privileged Access Manager 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
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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