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CVE-2017-8391

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8391 describes a vulnerability in the OS Installation Management component of CA Client Automation r12.9, r14.0, and r14.0 SP1, where an encrypted password is stored in a readable local file post-installation. This allows local attackers to access sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), the vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and low privileges (PR:L) to achieve high confidentiality impact (C:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
r12.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r14.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r14.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ca:client_automation:r14.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0030 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

ca.com / us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170504-01-security-notice-for-ca-client-automation-os-installation-mgmt.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98344
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038410