Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-9795

Title: Ca Virtual Assurance For Infrastructure Managers Improper Input Validation

Input Validation Error

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2016-9795

CWE Category CWE-20

Published Date Jan 27, 2017

Modified Date May 13, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 7.8 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.07%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-9795: The casrvc program in CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation 12.8, 12.9, and 14.0; CA SystemEDGE 5.8.2 and 5.9; CA Systems Performance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Universal Job Management Agent 11.2; CA Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Workload Automation AE 11, 11.3, 11.3.5, and 11.3.6 on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via vectors related to insufficient validation.

Impacted Vendors

ca 3

broadcom 4

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730 https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170126-01--security-notice-for-ca-common-services-casrvc.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540062/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95819 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037730 https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20170126-01--security-notice-for-ca-common-services-casrvc.html

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

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

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.2

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-9795 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/blogresponder/CA-Common-Services-privilege-escalation-cve-2016-9795-revisited

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May 13, 2026 MODIFIED