What is CVE-2018-14597?

CVE-2018-14597 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Ca Identity Governance, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-14597?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Broadcom Ca Identity Governance

CVE-2018-14597

CA Technologies Identity Governance 12.6, 14.0, 14.1, and 14.2 and CA Identity Suite Virtual Appliance 14.0, 14.1, and 14.2 provide telling error messages that may allow remote attackers to enumerate account names.

Published 2018-10-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Broadcom Ca Identity Governance — versions 12.6
Broadcom Ca Identity Suite Virtual Appliance
Ca Technologies Identity Governance — versions 14.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca201810… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105688 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14597?: CVE-2018-14597 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Ca Identity Governance, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-14597?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.