CVE-2018-15691
Insecure deserialization of a specially crafted serialized object, in CA Release Automation 6.5 and earlier, allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Insecure deserialization of a specially crafted serialized object, in CA Release Automation 6.5 and earlier, allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 16.76% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 17 September 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- broadcom/release automation
- Source
- vuln@ca.com
EPSS moved from 13.2% on 21 September 2026 to 16.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105197Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-03--security-notice-for-ca-release-automation.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45425/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105197Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-03--security-notice-for-ca-release-automation.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45425/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.