CVE-2018-9021
An authentication bypass vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.8.2 and earlier allows...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-9021- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-9021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20625 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20625- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4p35-q5ww-g8qx
An authentication bypass vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.8.2 and earlier allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4p35-q5ww-g8qx- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Broadcom CA Privilged Access Manager 2.8.2 - Remote Command Execution | 2019-12-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-9021 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Broadcom Privileged Access Manager, published June 18, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.42%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/104496
support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180614-01--security-notice-for-ca-privileged-access-manager.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/155576/Broadcom-CA-Privileged-Access-Manager-2.8.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9021
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4p35-q5ww-g8qx