{"id":"CVE-2019-11660","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-11660","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:00:02.770Z","title":"This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.","description":"Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.","published":"2019-09-13T18:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:13:22.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@opentext.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-426"],"affected":["microfocus/data protector"],"epss":{"score":0.07847,"percentile":0.94657,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2019-11-04","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47580,"kind":"exploit","title":"Micro Focus (HPE) Data Protector - SUID Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47580","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/47580.rb","file":"exploits/linux/local/47580.rb","published":"2019-11-04","added":"2019-11-04","updated":"2019-11-04","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2019-11660"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/omniresolve_suid_priv_esc.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155076/Micro-Focus-HPE-Data-Protector-SUID-Privilege-Escalation.html","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03525630","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155076/Micro-Focus-HPE-Data-Protector-SUID-Privilege-Escalation.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03525630","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11660","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}