CVE-2017-8391

The OS Installation Management component in CA Client Automation r12.9, r14.0, and r14.0 SP1...

5.5 Medium

The OS Installation Management component in CA Client Automation r12.9, r14.0, and r14.0 SP1 places an encrypted password into a readable local file during operating system installation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file after operating system installation.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.30%Down 4.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-8391
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-8391
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-17343 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-17343
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9f96-96vq-hqj3 5.5

The OS Installation Management component in CA Client Automation r12.9, r14.0, and r14.0 SP1...

Record: GHSA-9f96-96vq-hqj3
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ca client automation

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-8391 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Ca Client Automation, published May 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.