Has Windows KB5004442 (vulnerability CVE-2021-26414) any impact on Client Automation ?

Products

• CA Client Automation
• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager

Issue/Introduction

Has Windows KB5004442 (vulnerability CVE-2021-26414)  any impact on Client Automation ?

 

See following article for information about KB5004442

 

KB5004442—Manage changes for Windows DCOM Server Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2021-26414)

Environment

Client Automation 14.5

Resolution

There is no known problem with KB5004442 in CA Client Automation.

Some basic tests have been done with following option enabled :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole\AppCompat\RequireIntegrityActivationAuthenticationLevel=1

And no problem has been detected.

AM, SD, RC, Deployment Wizard, Patch Management components are working fine without problem.