CVE-2018-15691

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-08-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

Insecure deserialization of a specially crafted serialized object, in CA Release Automation 6.5 and earlier, allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

CA Technologies Release Automation: from 6.3 before 6.3.0.9945; from 6.4 before 6.4.0.10119; from 6.5 before 6.5.0.10080 — fixed in 6.3.0.9945, 6.4.0.10119, 6.5.0.10080

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CA Technologies Release Automation 6.3.0.9945, 6.4.0.10119, 6.5.0.10080. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105197
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041591
https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-03--security-notice-for-ca-release-automation.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45425/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105197
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041591
https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-03--security-notice-for-ca-release-automation.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45425/

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