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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-13820 · published 30 August 2018

CVE-2018-13820: Ca unified infrastructure management hard-coded credentials vulnerability

CCa · Unified Infrastructure Management

A hardcoded passphrase, in CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.5.1, 8.5, and 8.4.7, allows attackers to access sensitive information.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.4% · top 28.9% CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A hardcoded passphrase, in CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.5.1, 8.5, and 8.4.7, allows attackers to access sensitive information.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105199 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-02--security-notice-for-ca-uni Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105199 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20180829-02--security-notice-for-ca-uni Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-13820), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.