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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-28421 · published 23 November 2020

CVE-2020-28421: Broadcom unified infrastructure management vulnerability

Broadcom · Unified Infrastructure Management

CA Unified Infrastructure Management 20.1 and earlier contains a vulnerability in the robot (controller) component that allows local attackers to elevate privileges.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.30% · top 79.4%
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CA Unified Infrastructure Management 20.1 and earlier contains a vulnerability in the robot (controller) component that allows local attackers to elevate privileges.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/41 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/security-advisories/CA20201116-01-Security-Notice-for-CA-Unified-Infrastru Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/41 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/security-advisories/CA20201116-01-Security-Notice-for-CA-Unified-Infrastru Vendor Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.8CVE-2020-8010CA Unified Infrastructure Management robot improper ACL allows remote command executionCA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) versions 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contain improper ACL handling in the robot (controller) …EPSS 51%analysed9.8CVE-2020-8012CA Unified Infrastructure Management robot buffer overflow allows remote code executionCA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) versions 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contain a classic buffer overflow in the robot (controll…EPSS 77%analysed7.5CVE-2020-8011Broadcom unified infrastructure management null pointer dereference vulnerabilityCA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the robot (c…EPSS 2.2%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-28421), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.