{"id":"CVE-2018-9021","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-9021","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:46:34.457Z","title":"An authentication bypass vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with specially crafted requests.","description":"An authentication bypass vulnerability in CA Privileged Access Manager 2.8.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with specially crafted requests.","published":"2018-06-18T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:05:56.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"vuln@ca.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-269"],"affected":["broadcom/privileged access manager"],"epss":{"score":0.0942,"percentile":0.95389,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2019-12-05","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47748,"kind":"exploit","title":"Broadcom CA Privilged Access Manager 2.8.2 - Remote Command Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47748","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/webapps/47748.py","file":"exploits/windows/webapps/47748.py","published":"2019-12-05","added":"2019-12-05","updated":"2019-12-05","author":"Peter Lapp","type":"webapps","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-9022","CVE-2018-9021"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155576/Broadcom-CA-Privileged-Access-Manager-2.8.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"vuln@ca.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104496","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"vuln@ca.com"},{"url":"https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180614-01--security-notice-for-ca-privileged-access-manager.html","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"vuln@ca.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155576/Broadcom-CA-Privileged-Access-Manager-2.8.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104496","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180614-01--security-notice-for-ca-privileged-access-manager.html","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9021","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."}