CVE-2004-2436

Computer Associates Unicenter Common Services 3.0 and earlier stores the database "SA" password in cleartext in the TndAddNspTmp.bat file, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2436 is rated Low Risk (21.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2436

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.47% +0.39%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2436

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2436

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2436

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom common_services 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:common_services:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom common_services 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:common_services:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom common_services 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:common_services:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom common_services 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:common_services:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom common_services 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:common_services:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom common_services 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:common_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom unicenter_network_and_systems_management 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unicenter_network_and_systems_management:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom unicenter_serviceplus_service_desk 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unicenter_serviceplus_service_desk:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2436

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