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CVE-2008-1786
The DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX control (gui_cm_ctrls.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCServe Backup for Laptops…
High9.3EPSS 6.8%
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- mitre
Description
The DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX control (gui_cm_ctrls.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCServe Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2 C2; Unicenter r11.1 through r11.2 C2; and Desktop and Server Management r11.1 through r11.2 C2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted function arguments.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.8% · top 6.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- ca-dsmguicmctrls-code-execution(41853) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#684883 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 29837 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=174256 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20080416 CA DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX Control Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1249 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28809 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/16/ca-dsm-gui-cm-ctrls-activex-control-vulnerability.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1019872 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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