What is CVE-2018-9028?

CVE-2018-9028 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Privileged Access Manager, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-9028?

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

Vulnerability in Broadcom Privileged Access Manager

CVE-2018-9028

Weak cryptography used for passwords in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x reduces the complexity for password cracking.

Published 2018-06-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Broadcom Privileged Access Manager
Ca Technologies Privileged Access Manager — versions 2.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104496 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca201806… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9028?: CVE-2018-9028 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Privileged Access Manager, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-9028?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.