CVE-2020-8012 in the critical feed json
CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (…
published 2020-02-18 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28925
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 77.4%
- EPSS 77.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/nimsoft/nimcontroller_bof)
- Published
Exploit prediction
77.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/nimsoft/nimcontroller_bof CA Unified Infrastructure Management Nimsoft 7.80 - Remote Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2020-02-05
- EDB-48156 CA Unified Infrastructure Management Nimsoft 7.80 - Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2020-03-02
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156577/Nimsoft-nimcontroller-7.80-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158693/CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management-Nimsoft-7.80-Buffer-Overflow.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- CA Technologies - A Broadcom Company CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/156577/Nimsoft-nimcontroller-7.80-Remote-Code-Execution.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/158693/CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management-Nimsoft-7.80-Buffer-Overflow.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
techdocs.broadcom.com
/us/product-content/status/announcement-documents/2019/ca20200205-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastruc
vendor-advisory
-
support.broadcom.com
/external/content/security-advisories/CA20200205-01-Security-Notice-for-CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management/7
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-8012
- NVD CVE-2020-8012
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