What is CVE-2018-6589?

CVE-2018-6589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ca Spectrum, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-6589?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Ca Spectrum

CVE-2018-6589

CA Spectrum 10.1 prior to 10.01.02.PTF_10.1.239 and 10.2.x prior to 10.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-05-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.7% 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 Spectrum
Ca Technologies Spectrum — versions 10.1, 10.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca201805… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6589?: CVE-2018-6589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ca Spectrum, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-6589?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.