Privilege escalation in Broadcom Privileged Access Manager
CVE-2018-9021
An authentication bypass vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with specially crafted requests.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.096 (95.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.096 · newest: 0.096 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Broadcom Privileged Access Manager
- Ca Technologies Privileged Access Manager — versions 2.8.2 and earlier
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104496 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca201806… (Broken Link)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155576/Broadcom-CA-Privileged-Access-Manager-2.8… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-9021?
- CVE-2018-9021 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Privileged Access Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-9021?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-9021 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.