CA 7 Workload Automation 12.1 Vulnerability in Server for iDash Component
38150
01 September 2026
01 September 2026
CLOSED
CRITICAL
10
Broadcom Mainframe Software is alerting customers to a vulnerability in the CA 7 Server for iDash component.
Through ongoing internal product security reviews, Broadcom Mainframe Software discovered a critical vulnerability in CA 7 Workload Automation 12.1
| Product Name | CA 7 12.1 | |||
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| Severity | CRITICAL | |||
| CVE | None | |||
| CVSS Score | Base:10.0 Temporal:8.3 | |||
| CVSS Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/ |
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| CVSS Description | This vulnerability is remotely exploitable. It only requires that the vulnerable system be network connected. Exploitation of this vulnerability will have repeatable results and success. There are no specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances to make the exploitation complex. This vulnerability can be carried out by an unauthorized attacker. Exploitation of the vulnerability does not require any user interaction. An escalation of privilege may be possible with this vulnerability. There is a total loss of confidentiality, integrity, availability. No exploit code is available, or an exploit is completely theoretical. | |||
| Solution | LU21481 | |||
| Platform(s) | z/OS |
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