CVE-2020-8010

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 3.19.8Critical EPSS percentile99th51% chance in 30 days CISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
Public exploit: 1 source FixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published 2020-02-18Updated 2024-11-21Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

Steps

Written by AI from the record

Check whether your environment runs CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) and identify its installed version.
Use Broadcom's security remediation instructions to move to the vendor-approved corrected release; the findings do not provide one exact fixed version number.
Until updated, restrict access to the robot/controller service to trusted management networks and block internet access to it.
Review controller and server logs for unexpected commands, new files, or unusual remote connections.

Vendor advisory Some work to apply

Check it yourselfA free OpenVAS check exists for this CVE. Run it against your hosts.Is your organisation exposed?Request an assessment to establish which checks fit your systems.

What it is

From the CVE record

CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains an improper ACL handling vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute commands, read from, or write to the target system.

In plain language

Written by AI from the record

CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) versions 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below let an outside attacker take control of affected systems, so small businesses using it should act urgently.

Improper ACL handling in the CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) robot/controller component enables unauthenticated remote command execution and read/write access.

If you're affected

Full monitoring-system takeover
Server command execution
Sensitive data exposure
Service disruption
Ransomware risk

What is it

This is a flaw in software used to monitor and manage computer systems. It is like leaving a maintenance control panel unlocked: an outsider could issue instructions, inspect information, or alter files on the managed system.

Who is affected

This matters to you if you run CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) to monitor or manage servers, applications, or network equipment. An attacker does not need a login or someone to click something; it is only a risk where the affected robot/controller service is reachable by the attacker.

How urgent is it

A public exploit is available, meaning attackers have a ready-made way to target this weakness. Treat this as a red-priority issue: limit access immediately and have your IT provider apply the vendor remediation on an urgent schedule.

What to do — in detail

Confirm exposure by inventorying CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) installations and checking whether they are version 20.1, 20.3.x, or 9.20 and below. Identify robot/controller endpoints and determine whether untrusted networks, especially the internet, can reach them.

The supplied vendor advisory identifies remediation but does not provide an exact corrected version or branch-specific target in these findings; use the advisory to select the vendor-approved release for your deployment and follow its upgrade instructions. No package-manager upgrade command applies to this product.

If an upgrade is delayed, restrict robot/controller access with network rules so only approved UIM management hosts can connect, and remove any internet exposure. Review controller and managed-host logs for unexpected command execution, file changes, new services, or unfamiliar remote connections; investigate and contain affected hosts if found. CVE-2020-8010 is not listed in CISA KEV, so no CISA remediation due date applies.

Technical context

CVE-2020-8010 is rated CVSS 9.8 Critical (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The issue is improper ACL handling in the UIM robot/controller component, allowing remote unauthenticated command execution plus target-system read/write access. One public exploit is known. EPSS predicts a 50.7% likelihood (99th percentile) and the trend is falling; this is predictive, not confirmation of active exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV.

This is a general assessment based on public vulnerability data. It does not account for your specific infrastructure — when in doubt, consult a security specialist.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS99th

Public exploit

CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

1 source with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in

EPSS

51% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

The patch came 471 days before any public exploit.

2026-09-14EPSS band changemoderate → highepss band change
2026-06-25OpenVAS check added
2026-06-22EPSS band changehigh → moderate
2026-03-06Public exploit / PoCsource: packetstorm
2024-11-21Patch availablerecord updated
2020-02-18Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

broadcomcommercial · USaka broadcom inc
- unified infrastructure managementDesktop AppOn-premCloud & SaaS / saas-application
CA Technologies - A Broadcom Companycommercialaka ca unified infrastructure management, nimsoft, ca automic workload automation, uim
- CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM)MixedEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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

Scored 9.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-OtherNo name in the record

Sources

References in the record

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