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
EPSS: 0.194 (97.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- vuln@ca.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- vuln@ca.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- vuln@ca.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.