What is CVE-2020-11847?

CVE-2020-11847 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Netiq Privileged Access Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-11847?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

RCE in Microfocus Netiq Privileged Access Manager

CVE-2020-11847

SSH authenticated user when access the PAM server can execute an OS command to gain the full system access using bash. This issue affects Privileged Access Manager before 3.7.0.1.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microfocus Netiq_privileged_access_manager — versions 3.7
Opentext Privileged Access Manager — versions 3.7.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

security@opentext.com (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11847?: CVE-2020-11847 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Netiq Privileged Access Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-11847?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.