CVE-2020-8012
CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow...
CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
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
CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2020-8012- 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-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2020-8012- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28925 No score
CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28925- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvw3-9vqh-r4q9
CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow...
CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-cvw3-9vqh-r4q9- 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-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | wetw0rk/Exploit-Development | 2017-04-26 |
| Metasploit | CA Unified Infrastructure Management Nimsoft 7.80 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2020-02-05 |
| Exploit-DB | CA Unified Infrastructure Management Nimsoft 7.80 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2020-03-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8012 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Broadcom Unified Infrastructure Management, published February 18, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/status/announcement-documents/2019/ca20200205-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-management.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/156577/Nimsoft-nimcontroller-7.80-Remote-Code-Execution.html
support.broadcom.com/external/content/security-advisories/CA20200205-01-Security-Notice-for-CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management/7832
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8012
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvw3-9vqh-r4q9