CVE-2017-9393

critical

Published 2017-09-22 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

9.8

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

CVSS v2

5.0

VIR risk

9.8

Description

CA Identity Manager r12.6 to r12.6 SP8, 14.0, and 14.1 allows remote attackers to potentially identify passwords of locked accounts through an exhaustive search.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: vuln@ca.com — https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170921-01--security-notice-for-ca-identity-manager.html

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
ca	identity_manager	`12.6`
ca	identity_manager	`14.0`
ca	identity_manager	`14.1`
ca	identity_manager_virtual_appliance	`14.0`
ca	identity_manager_virtual_appliance	`14.1`

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100956
https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170921-01--security-notice-for-ca-identity-manager.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100956
https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170921-01--security-notice-for-ca-identity-manager.html

CWEs

CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.