CVE-2024-38499 Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability in CA Client Automation 14.5
Non-admin users can execute encryption commands to access critical keys and stored credentials, requiring a patch to restrict command execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38499?
CVE-2024-38499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom CA Client Automation (ITCM), published on 17 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
CA Client Automation (ITCM) allows non-admin/non-root users to encrypt a string using CAF CLI and SD_ACMD CLI. This would allow the non admin user to access the critical encryption keys which further causes the exploitation of stored credentials. This fix doesn't allow a non-admin/non-root user to execute "caf encrypt"/"sd_acmd encrypt" commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38499?
How do I fix CVE-2024-38499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-38499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-883f-932m-665g.