CVE-2020-8012

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

9.8

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)
EPSS: 99.3%
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.

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 4× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 07:33 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 07:33 UTCGHSA enrichment

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 99.3% 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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