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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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 records are not available for this CVE.