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Public proof of concept

CVE-2020-8012

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-02-18
  • WeaknessCWE-120

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-02-1804:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2020-03-02Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Versions per branch

NVD
Broadcom unified infrastructure management
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.20≤ 9.20no fix published
20.3≥ 20.3.0, ≤ 20.3.3no fix published
20.1= 20.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-48156
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/windows/nimsoft/nimcontroller_bofrank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-02-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8012?

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.

Is CVE-2020-8012 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-8012 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 77.4% on 2026-11-04, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8012?

CVE-2020-8012 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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