CVE-2020-8012

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 78%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 78%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
80(Track*)
EG Risk 80/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation78% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 18, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 27, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Support Content Notification - Support Portal - Broadcom support portal

https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/security-advisories/CA20200205-01-Security-Notice-for-CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management/7832

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-48156
    First seen Mar 2, 2020

    CA Unified Infrastructure Management Nimsoft 7.80 - Remote Buffer Overflow

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/windows/nimsoft/nimcontroller_bof✓ verified
    First seen Feb 5, 2020

    CA Unified Infrastructure Management Nimsoft 7.80 - Remote Buffer Overflow

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCwetw0rk/Exploit-Development
    First seen Apr 26, 2017

    CVE-2020-8012, CVE-2016-10709, CVE-2017-17099, CVE-2017-18047, CVE-2019-1003000, CVE-2018-1999002

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-8012?
CVE-2020-8012 is a critical vulnerability published on February 18, 2020. CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
When was CVE-2020-8012 disclosed?
CVE-2020-8012 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 18, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-8012 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-8012 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-8012?
CVE-2020-8012 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-8012?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-8012, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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