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CVE-2008-1786

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1786 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX control (gui_cm_ctrls.ocx) found in several CA products, including BrightStor ARCServe Backup for Laptops and Desktops, Desktop Management Suite, and Unicenter. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying specially crafted function arguments. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, the potential impact is complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
r11.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:arcserve_backup_laptops_and_desktops:r11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_and_server_management:r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_and_server_management:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.2aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_and_server_management:r11.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.2c1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_and_server_management:r11.2c1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0682 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

community.ca.com / blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/16/ca-dsm-gui-cm-ctrls-activex-control-vulnerability.aspx
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29837
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41853
support.ca.com / irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent
PatchVendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/684883
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / archive/1/490959/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/28809
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1249/references
Vendor Advisory