CVE-2024-38499

Credential disclosure via low-privilege CAF key extraction

Published Dec 17, 2024 · Updated Dec 19, 2024

Improper privilege management in Broadcom CA Client Automation 14.5 CU7 allows local users to recover locally stored credentials. The CAF and SD_ACMD command-line tools let non-administrators invoke encryption operations, exposing key material used for encrypted agent configuration. A low-privileged Windows account and local configuration access are required; recovered service-account secrets enable privilege escalation or access to other systems.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Broadcom CA Client Automation 14.5 CU7 allows local users to recover locally stored credentials. The CAF and SD_ACMD command-line tools let non-administrators invoke encryption operations, exposing key material used for encrypted agent configuration. A low-privileged Windows account and local configuration access are required; recovered service-account secrets enable privilege escalation or access to other systems.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38499
Published
Dec 17, 2024
Updated
Dec 19, 2024
Vendor
Broadcom
Product
CA Client Automation
Classifications
CWE-269, CWE-276, CAPEC-233, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=14.5 CU7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Broadcom · CA Client Automationversion=14.5 CU7

Published CVSS scores

7.3Symantec CorporationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

Public exploit references

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