CVE-2016-9165
The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.34% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- ca/unified infrastructure management · ca/unified infrastructure management snap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94257Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-606Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20161109-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-mgmt.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94257Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-606Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20161109-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-mgmt.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.