What is CVE-2019-7394?

CVE-2019-7394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ca Risk Authentication, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-7394?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-7394 known to be exploited?

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

Privilege escalation in Ca Risk Authentication

CVE-2019-7394

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the administrative user interface of CA Technologies CA Strong Authentication 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x, 8.0.x, 7.1.x and CA Risk Authentication 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x, 8.0.x, 3.1.x allows an authenticated attacker to gain additional privileges in some cases where an account has customized and limited privileges.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2019-05-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (86.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.028 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Ca Risk Authentication — versions 3.1, 9.0
Ca Strong Authentication — versions 7.1, 9.0
Ca Technologies, A Broadcom Company Risk Authentication — versions 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x
Ca Technologies, A Broadcom Company Strong Authentication — versions 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/66 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153089/CA-Risk-Strong-Authentication-Privilege-Es… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/108483 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA201905… (Vendor Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/43 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7394?: CVE-2019-7394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ca Risk Authentication, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-7394?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-7394 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.