CVE-2018-15691

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Published Aug 30, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 16.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Insecure deserialization of a specially crafted serialized object, in CA Release Automation 6.5 and earlier, allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

CA Technologies

Release Automation

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.5 and earlier`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:release_automation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:release_automation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:release_automation::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 16.6% (16.561% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105197
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041591
https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-03--security-notice-for-ca-release-automation.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45425/

History

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Subscriptions

Broadcom Release Automation

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:59 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ca
Published: Aug 30, 2018, 2:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:59 PM
Reserved: Aug 22, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 30, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

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