CVE-2020-8011

CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can crash the Controller service.

Published: 2020-02-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-8011 is rated Moderate Risk (59.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.23%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8011

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 1.25% 2.23% +0.98%
2 2025-03-30 5.87% 1.25% -4.62%
3 2025-03-29 5.87%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-8011

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-8011

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-8011

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom unified_infrastructure_management <= 9.20 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom unified_infrastructure_management >= 20.3.0, < 20.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom unified_infrastructure_management 20.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unified_infrastructure_management:20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-8011

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