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HIGH

CVE-2019-7394

CWE-269Published: May 28, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in the administrative user interface of CA Technologies CA Strong Authentication 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x, 8.0.x, 7.1.x and CA Risk Authentication 9.0.x, 8.2.x, 8.1.x, 8.0.x, 3.1.x allows an authenticated attacker to gain additional privileges in some cases where an account has customized and limited privileges.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2019-7394 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.Low

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

ca2 product(s)

risk authenticationstrong authentication

Source: NVD CPE · 6 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153089/CA-Risk-Strong-Authentication-Privilege-Escalation.html

ADVISORYhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/43

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108483

ADVISORYhttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/66

ADVISORYhttps://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20190523-01--security-notice-for-ca-risk-authentication-and-ca-strong-authentication.html

ADVISORYhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153089/CA-Risk-Strong-Authentication-Privilege-Escalation.html

ADVISORYhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/43

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108483

ADVISORYhttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/66

ADVISORYhttps://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20190523-01--security-notice-for-ca-risk-authentication-and-ca-strong-authentication.html

All References (10)

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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153089/CA-Risk-Strong-Authentication-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/43Mailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108483Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/66Mailing List · Third Party Advisory

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https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20190523-01--security-notice-for-ca-risk-authentication-and-ca-strong-authentication.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153089/CA-Risk-Strong-Authentication-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/43Mailing List · Third Party Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108483Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/66Mailing List · Third Party Advisory

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https://support.ca.com/us/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/CA20190523-01--security-notice-for-ca-risk-authentication-and-ca-strong-authentication.htmlVendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2019-7394

CVSS Score8.8 / 10

SeverityHIGH

WeaknessCWE-269

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedMay 28, 2019

Related CVEs (CWE-269)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2019-7394 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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