Vulnerability in Microfocus Data Protector

CVE-2019-11660

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 · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.078 (94.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-11660: held from 0.078 to 0.078.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.078 · newest: 0.078 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11660?
CVE-2019-11660 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Data Protector, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-11660?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-11660 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.