CVE-2024-38499 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-38499

Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability in CA Client Automation 14.5

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Matthias Deeg (e-mail: matthias.deeg@syss.de, Twitter/X: @matthiasdeeg)

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

CA Client Automation (ITCM)
Vulnerable Versions:
14.5 CU7

Timeline

Official Publish: December 17th, 2024
Last Modified: December 19th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification
Defense Evasion
T1134 Access Token Manipulation
Defense Evasion