What is CVE-2017-9393?

CVE-2017-9393 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ca Identity Manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-9393?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Ca Identity Manager

CVE-2017-9393

CA Identity Manager r12.6 to r12.6 SP8, 14.0, and 14.1 allows remote attackers to potentially identify passwords of locked accounts through an exhaustive search.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-09-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ca Identity Manager — versions 12.6, 14.0, 14.1
Ca Identity Manager Virtual Appliance — versions 14.0, 14.1
Ca Technologies Identity Manager — versions 14.0, 12.6 through 12.6 SP8, 14.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100956 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca201709… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9393?: CVE-2017-9393 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ca Identity Manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-9393?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.