SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-22505

Escalation of privileges vulnerability in Micro Focus Operations Agent, affects versions 12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14 and 12.15.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.50%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Escalation of privileges vulnerability in Micro Focus Operations Agent, affects versions 12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14 and 12.15. The vulnerability could be exploited to escalate privileges and execute code under the account of the Operations Agent.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.50% probability · 73th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microfocus/operations agent
Source
security@opentext.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.