What is CVE-2018-19635?

CVE-2018-19635 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Service Desk Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-19635?

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

Is CVE-2018-19635 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Broadcom Service Desk Manager

CVE-2018-19635

CA Service Desk Manager 14.1 and 17 contain a vulnerability that can allow a malicious actor to escalate privileges in the user interface.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.012 (64.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Broadcom Service_desk_manager — versions 17.0
Ca Service_desk_manager — versions 14.1
Ca Technologies Service Desk Manager — versions 17, 14.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

vuln@ca.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
vuln@ca.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19635?: CVE-2018-19635 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Service Desk Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-19635?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19635 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.