What is CVE-2021-22505?

CVE-2021-22505 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Operations Agent. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-22505?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microfocus Operations Agent

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. The vulnerability could be exploited to escalate privileges and execute code under the account of the Operations Agent.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microfocus Operations_agent — versions 12.0, 12.01, 12.02
N/a Operations Agent — versions 12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14 and 12.15.

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22505?: CVE-2021-22505 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Operations Agent. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-22505?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.