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CVE-2018-9028

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-06-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-326

Description

Weak cryptography used for passwords in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.x reduces the complexity for password cracking.

Affected products

• CA Technologies CA Privileged Access Manager: from 2.0.0 before 3.0.0 — fixed in 3.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CA Technologies CA Privileged Access Manager 3.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104496
• https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180614-01--security-notice-for-ca-privileged-access-manager.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104496
• https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180614-01--security-notice-for-ca-privileged-access-manager.html

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