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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-9165 · published 20 March 2017

CVE-2016-9165: Ca unified infrastructure management information exposure vulnerability

CCa · Unified Infrastructure Management

The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 4.3% · top 9.1% CWE-200 · Information exposure
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
4.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94257 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-606 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94257 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-606 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-9165), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.