CVE-2011-1036: Ca Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The XML Security Database Parser class in the XMLSecDB ActiveX control in the HIPSEngine component in the Management Server before 8.1.0.88, and the client before 1.6.450, in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) 8.1, as used in CA Internet Security Suite (ISS) 2010, allows remote attackers to download an arbitrary program onto a client machine, and execute this program, via vectors involving the SetXml and Save methods.

Affected products

• Ca Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System: version 8.1 only
• Ca Internet Security Suite 2010: any version
• Ca Internet Security Suite 2011: any version

Published 2011-02-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.