CVE-2008-1786: Computer Associates Arcserve Backup Laptops And Desktops

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 6.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Computer Associates Arcserve Backup Laptops And Desktops: version r11.5 only
• Computer Associates Desktop And Server Management: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only; version r11.2a only; version r11.2c1 only; version r11.2c2 only
• Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite: version r11.2 only; version r11.2a only; version r11.2c1 only; version r11.2c2 only
• Computer Associates Unicenter Asset Management: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only; version r11.2a only; version r11.2c1 only; version r11.2c2 only
• Computer Associates Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only; version r11.2a only; version r11.2c1 only; version r11.2c2 only
• Computer Associates Unicenter Remote Control: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only; version r11.2a only; version r11.2c1 only; version r11.2c2 only
• Computer Associates Unicenter Software Delivery: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only; version r11.2a only; version r11.2c1 only; version r11.2c2 only

Published 2008-04-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.