{"id":"CVE-2018-15691","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-15691","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:57:48.184Z","title":"Insecure deserialization of a specially crafted serialized object, in CA Release Automation 6.5 and earlier, allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code.","description":"Insecure deserialization of a specially crafted serialized object, in CA Release Automation 6.5 and earlier, allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code.","published":"2018-08-30T14:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:42:57.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"vuln@ca.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-502"],"affected":["broadcom/release automation"],"epss":{"score":0.16764,"percentile":0.9702,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.1324,"percentile":0.96266},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.16764,"percentile":0.96896}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-09-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45425,"kind":"exploit","title":"CA Release Automation NiMi 6.5 - Remote Command Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45425","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/java/remote/45425.py","file":"exploits/java/remote/45425.py","published":"2018-09-17","added":"2018-09-17","updated":"2018-09-18","author":"Jakub Palaczynski","type":"remote","platform":"java","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-15691"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105197","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"vuln@ca.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041591","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"vuln@ca.com"},{"url":"https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-03--security-notice-for-ca-release-automation.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"vuln@ca.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45425/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"vuln@ca.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105197","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041591","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-03--security-notice-for-ca-release-automation.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45425/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15691","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}