CVE-2020-8012
highpriority · attend · 76EPSS 0.774 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- broadcom unified infrastructure management≤ 9.20nvdUScpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- broadcom unified infrastructure management= 20.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- broadcom unified infrastructure management20.3.0 → 20.3.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156348/CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management-Command-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156577/Nimsoft-nimcontroller-7.80-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158693/CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management-Nimsoft-7.80-Buffer-Overflow.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/security-advisories/CA20200205-01-Security-Notice-for-CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management/7832cnnvd
- https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20191218-01-security-notice-for-ca-client-automation-agent-for-windows.htmlcnnvd
- https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/status/announcement-documents/2019/ca20200205-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-management.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0522/cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48156cnnvd
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